<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Terms of Endearment]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23450-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23450-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Seems that the Bush administration, unlike previous White Houses, is not necessarily averse to allowing its ambassadors to have second tours.]]></description><author> Al Kamen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Edge in Costa Rica]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54529-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54529-2004Oct22.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As our rental car skittered down an extremely steep stone-and-gravel road near the Turrialba Volcano, I silently wondered if we were going to get out of Costa Rica alive.]]></description><author> Linton Weeks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53082-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53082-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Transportation Mix-Up Delays Delegates to Talks on Darfur Crisis <br>   ABUJA    , Nigeria  -- The African Union urged a four-day postponement of peace talks over Sudan's Darfur region Thursday after a transport mix-up left delegates stranded across the continent.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Split on Human Cloning Ban]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53083-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53083-2004Oct21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 21 -- Britain, Japan, South Korea, India and scores of other close U.S. allies sought to head off the Bush administration's campaign to seek a global ban on all forms of human cloning, saying it would undercut scientific efforts to develop cures for cancers, diabetes and a host of other diseases.]]></description><author> Colum Lynch</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[OAS Chief Resigns Under Cloud]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18560-2004Oct8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18560-2004Oct8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The new secretary general of the Organization of American States resigned Friday because of accusations that he took a bribe in 2001 while president of Costa Rica.]]></description><author> Marc Kaufman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[From War-Torn to Wonderland]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42639-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42639-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Honduras and other Central American countries once embroiled in war have become hot markets for affordable beachfront property.]]></description><author> Mary Jordan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19750-2004Jul27.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19750-2004Jul27.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Decision on Echeverria Is Appealed in Mexico <br>   MEXICO CITY --  Mexican prosecutors on Tuesday appealed a judge's decision to reject charges against former president Luis Echeverria, who is accused of ordering an attack on a student protest in which about 30 demonstrators were killed.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Find Camp Is More Than a Cabin]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29666-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29666-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Travel and camp options for youths have grown astonishingly exotic, leaving parents a little jealous and their children, well, sated.]]></description><author> Linda Perlstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Former President, the Culmination of a Lifetime of Diverse Experiences]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4169-2004Jun24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4169-2004Jun24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   M   iguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria , the former president of Costa Rica, sat up straight at his spotless desk, ready for prime time. His choice of clothing, a navy blue blazer, a blue-and-white striped starched shirt and gold cuff links, suggested a penchant for perfection, discipline and diligence.]]></description><author> Nora Boustany</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S., Costa Rica Reach Trade Pact]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47725-2004Jan25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47725-2004Jan25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration reached an agreement yesterday with Costa Rica that would allow that nation to join four of its neighbors in creating a Central American Free Trade Area with the United States.]]></description><author> Martin Crutsinger</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Imports]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33474-2003Dec26.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33474-2003Dec26.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em>The following countries have banned imports of U.S. beef because of the case of mad cow disease: </em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Administration Reaches Accord on Free Trade]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9850-2003Dec17.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9850-2003Dec17.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration reached a free-trade agreement with four Central American countries yesterday, setting up a tough trade fight in Congress in an election year.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Rica Leaves Trade Talks]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2003Dec16.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2003Dec16.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Costa Rica's trade negotiators abruptly left talks yesterday on the creation of a Central American Free Trade Agreement, all but ensuring that the Bush administration would not be able to complete the trade deal by its promised year-end deadline. At issue, in large part, was U.S. access to Costa Rica's telecommunications and insurance market. Costa Rican negotiators said they hoped to return to the talks in January after consulting with political leaders in the capital, San Jose. U.S. negotiators continued to press the four remaining countries -- Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador -- to sign an agreement, but large differences remain over Central American access to U.S. sugar markets, and a textile deal that would steer Central American apparel makers to U.S. yarn and fabric suppliers, U.S. officials and trade groups said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.N. Rights Commission Urges Cuba to Accept Envoy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48195-2003Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48195-2003Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United Nations' top human rights body kept up the pressure on Cuba over its rights record by urging the Communist state to accept a visit by a U.N. envoy to probe alleged abuses.]]></description><author> Richard Waddington</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Rica Reprimands Envoy to U.N. Over Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38203-2003Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38203-2003Feb20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Costa Rica ordered its U.N. ambassador to resign this week for failing to staunchly back U.S. policy on Iraq, but was reinstated after pledging to implement his government's pro-American stance.]]></description><author> Colum Lynch</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Found Adrift at Sea Gets New Boat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57144-2002Oct20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57144-2002Oct20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[VENTURA, Calif., Oct. 20 -- A man who spent three months adrift in the Pacific Ocean aboard a damaged sailboat can set sail again in a $4,400 boat he received as a gift.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poet Turned President Has Dream for Costa Rica]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48404-2002Jun13.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48404-2002Jun13.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The new president of Costa Rica,    Abel Pacheco,  69, is a humble man with a large spirit, who stumbled into politics.]]></description><author> Nora Boustany</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Clinches Berth]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22407-2001Oct7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22407-2001Oct7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United States clinched a berth in the 2002 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Jamaica on  Sunday.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today in Congress]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19918-2001Sep24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19918-2001Sep24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/centralamerica/costarica/post</guid><pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 8:45:08 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>