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Monthly Archives: May, 2011

Member of Costa Rica-based online poker site pleads guilty

Bradley Franzen played a losing hand that could land him in prison for up to 30 years.

Costa Rica beats out Nicaragua for spot on UN Human Rights Council

Costa Rica, Chile and Peru all secured spots on the Geneva-based organization designed to promote human rights.

Chinchilla receives honorary degree from Washington D.C.’s Georgetown University

Laura Chinchilla is an alum of the university located in the U.S. capital.

Earthquake in Southern Zone reported early Saturday morning

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Southern Zone on Saturday morning, according to the Volcanology and Seismology Observatory (Ovsicori). The epicenter of the earthquake was reported...

Giant rice-and-beans celebrates Talamanca Municipality’s 42nd anniversary

Cooks produced a mountain of the traditional Caribbean dish during a weekend festival in the tourist town of Puerto Viejo, on the southern Caribbean coast.

Leader of La Reforma prison break found dead

Johel Araya, 45, alleged beatings from guards in the days leading up to his death.

A murky murder in Jacó

Jacques Cloutier, 59, was found murdered the morning of Saturday, May 14. The Canadian resident was known as a quiet and reserved man who had come to Costa Rica after the U.S. housing bubble burst and he defaulted on several million-dollar loans.

Judges sample a cup of the finest coffee in Costa Rica

Last week, more than a dozen cuppers helped select the best coffee in Costa Rica. The winning brew is expected to fetch big bucks through an online auction.

Arrest made in prison escape attempt

On May 11, three people were killed in a botched prison escape from La Reforma maximum security prison.

UNESCO project sends messages of hope to Japan

Help out! The project, called “Kizuna,” encourages schoolchildren and teachers from around the world to send messages of solidarity to their Japanese peers.

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