The mystery is not gone from Central America. Honduran authorities said Tuesday that a high tech laser survey disclosed a lost city deep in the eastern jungles. This is believed to be the legendary Ciudad Blanca or Ciudad Perdida. The location is in the Mosquitia or Moskitia zone in the eastern part of the country.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is set to earn billions when the social networking giant goes public on the U.S. stock market Friday, has drawn criticism for renouncing his U.S. citizenship in a move that could save him millions in taxes. The Singapore resident still will end up paying fees, but experts say the benefits of expatriation for Saverin, and many others, may outweigh the costs.
The foreign ministry is backing away from the arrest of Capt. Paul Watson in Germany. Carlos Roverssi, vice minister of Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, said Monday that Costa Rica is a leader in the fight against shark finning. But he declined to address the case of Watson, detained in Germany on a Costa Rican warrant.
German officials have detained seagoing environmentalist Paul Watson on a 10-year-old warrant filed by Costa Rica, said the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society that Watson heads.
"First off this Draconian squatters law needs to be repealed immediately, and Costa Rica Politicians and Ticos in general need to come to grips with modern reality."
The expat property owner and his lawyer who are named in a criminal case have had another reverse. An appeals judge in Puntarenas voided their acquittal in their second preliminary hearing and ordered yet a third.
The Poder Judicial appears to have misplaced about 70 convicted felons. But never fear, the agency is setting up a searchable Web page to enlist aid from the public to find the individuals.
