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Monthly Archives: October, 2005

More Costa Ricans Caught at U.S. Border

APPROXIMATELY 700 CostaRicans were detained while trying tocross the U.S. border illegally betweenJanuary and the beginning of July, thedaily La Nación reported.The number indicates...

Hurricane Beta Threatens Caribbean Coast

AT press time, yet another tropicalstorm, this one dubbed Beta, was threateningthe east coast of Central America;the U.S. National Storm Center had predictedthe storm...

Spearhead Shows Cultural Crossroads

ON a pineapple plantation in northcentralCosta Rica, a ditch-digging crewwith a backhoe recently unearthed a thin,finely crafted fishtail – or Magellan – slatespearhead chipped...

Vínculos Journal Celebrates 30th Anniversary

VÍNCULOS, the Costa Rican archaeologyjournal that represents the scientificoverhaul of the largely ignored and somewhatmystic version of archaeology in CostaRica before the 1970s, turned...

Planners Seek Funds for New School

(Part third in a three-part series on the United World College.)WITH a guest list that could includeQueen Noor of Jordan and South Africancivil rights...

Even More Costa Rican Curiosities

IN previous articles, I gave you some lists of what I call “Costa Rican curiosities” – curious, that is, to us Gringos. Here’s the...

Raindrop Spa Heals Through Physical Pampering

MASSAGE isn’t just about relaxing tired, aching muscles; it’s also about providing emotional healing through physical pampering. This is the philosophy of the massage...

Go Native with Cherry Tomatoes

FOR many gardeners, tomatoes are the all time favorite garden vegetable. But in the tropics, growing tomatoes can be a real challenge. Hot, humid...

Natural Remedies Mitigate Dengue Symptoms

DENGUE fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are at epidemic levels in Costa Rica. Only malaria surpasses dengue as a worldwide tropical infectious disease....

‘Shrek’ Director Speaks on Graphic Design

FROM a kid’s point of view, Vicky Jensen was one of the invisible hands responsible for Saturday mornings in front of the TV in...

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