Costa Rica's President Arias greets President-elect Chinchilla at the Presidential House in San Jose
Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias (L) greets President-elect Laura Chinchilla at the Presidential House in San Jose February 9, 2010. Chinchilla will put securing free-trade deals with the European Union, China and other Asian nations at the top of her government's agenda, she said on Monday. Chinchilla won a landslide victory in Sunday's election and will become the first woman to lead the Central American nation when she takes office on May 8. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)