Parlacen urges Costa Rica to withdraw mining license MANAGUA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Central American Parliament (Parlacen) Friday urged Costa Rica to block exploitation of gold near San Juan river, bordering with Nicaragua.

By KARL F. MOFFATT SAN JUAN RIVER Project: Three-phase effort cost an estimated $175,000 The third and final phase of an ambitious fish habitat improvement project on the San Juan River at Navajo Dam has been completed for the benefit of anglers who frequent the waters near Cottonwood Campground.

By Pete Grathoff McClatchy Newspapers FARMINGTON, N.M. -- Well-tanned and with an easy-going demeanor, Curtis Bailey doesn't strike you as a workaholic. But as a fishing guide on the San Juan River in northwest New Mexico, there's not much down time. "I guided 232 days last year," Bailey says.

By PETE GRATHOFF, THE KANSAS CITY STAR Trout: Someone landed 30-inch rainbow in June FARMINGTON, N.M. - Well-tanned and with an easygoing demeanor, Curtis Bailey doesn't strike you as a workaholic. But as a fishing guide on the San Juan River in northwest NewMexico, there's not much down time.

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