Monthly Archives: December 2009

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! – Happy New Year Photo/Foto ISA World Junior Championships Del Sur News Photo of the Year, 2009 – “A Team of One” A young surfer walks through the Flags of the Nations presentation at the World Junior … Continue reading →

Pan-American Highway Claims another Life A Christmas Eve collision between a vehicle and a pick up truck at kilometer 118 (Rivas) of the Pan-American Highway South claimed one life (the 30th this year on the Rivas section) and seriously injured … Continue reading →

Not as much Love in the “Calle Del Amor” The Rivas street known as Calle del Amor (Street of Love) is also famous for the temporary stands that sell fireworks at this time of the year. Their business this year … Continue reading →

White Christmas? Burning through a Police Road Block may prove costly to the two occupants of a vehicle travelling north on the Panamericana near the Amayo project. When police caught up with the vehicle and stopped it, they found it … Continue reading →

Whale of a Problem Photo: www.daylife.com Reuters Pictures What do you do when a 12 – 14 meter, 10 metric ton humpback whale washes up on your tourist beach at Christmas? That was the problem facing authorities last Thursday in … Continue reading →