September 4, 2008

Indecision ahead of constitution vote

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Ecuador´s draft constitution includes breakthrough legislation on the protection of the environment and indigenous rights, issues that were omitted from the country´s past constitutions, b...

Historic legal victory for Mapuche

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Argentina´s Supreme Court made history on July 15 when it ruled in favor of a Mapuche community in the southern Rio Negro province, forcing a provincial tribunal to hear the residents´ sui...

Oil projects threaten western Amazonia

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The western Amazon Rainforest, home to the most biologically diverse virgin forests on the planet, will soon be overrun with oil wells and gas pipelines amid increasing international demands for fuel,...

Reasons to take a Costa Rica Vacation | Costa Rica Travel News

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I confess that I take bizarre delight in following the U.S. Presidential race. Every four years we get to hear both parties discuss the same old stuff: Constant talk about how much we need "chang...

Bond Purchase By China Full Of Controversy

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The purchase by China of us$300 million dollars in Costa Rican bonds has stirred controversy with the discovery that the bonds are being held at the BCT bank tied to the country's current ambassador t...