Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Former Costa Rican president Jose Maria Figueres gestures as he speaks during a news conference in San Jose, December 22, 2011. Figueres spoke to journalists at his mother's home on Thursday during his first visit back to Costa Rica in seven years, since taking what locals consider a self-imposed exile. Although he faces no official charges, Figueres -- who led the country from 1994 to 1998 -- has been summoned by legislators to appear in congress to answer to accusations over dealings with French telecom firm Alcatel. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS POLITICS PROFILE)
Former Costa Rican president Jose Maria Figueres speaks during ...
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Former Costa Rican president Jose Maria Figueres speaks during a news conference in San Jose, December 22, 2011. Figueres spoke to journalists at his mother's home on Thursday during his first visit back to Costa Rica in seven years, since taking what locals consider a self-imposed exile. Although he faces no official charges, Figueres -- who led the country from 1994 to 1998 -- has been summoned by legislators to appear in congress to answer to accusations over dealings with French telecom firm Alcatel. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS POLITICS PROFILE)
A shadow from a curtain is cast on Costa Rica's President ...
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A shadow from a curtain is cast on Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla's face in a car as she leaves the Toyota Motor Corp's Tsutsumi plant after inspection, in Toyota, central Japan December 9, 2011. Toyota Motor Corp has the biggest market share in Costa Rica's local car market, and its Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda served as an Honorary Consul of Costa Rica in Japan since 1984, the company said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla (R) listens to a ...
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:50:01 +0100 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla (R) listens to a Toyota Motor Corp official explain while she inspects an assembly line at the company's Tsutsumi plant in Toyota, central Japan December 9, 2011. Toyota Motor Corp has the biggest market share in Costa Rica's local car market, and its Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda served as an Honorary Consul of Costa Rica in Japan since 1984, the company said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS)
Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla (front L) and Japan's ...
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla (front L) and Japan's Emperor Akihito (front R) attend at a luncheon at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo December 8, 2011, in this handout photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. Chinchilla is in Japan for a five-day visit. REUTERS/Imperial Household Agency of Japan/Handout (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS