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Monthly Archives: August, 2011

83 died in Guatemala in 1940s U.S. experiments, panel says

More than 1,300 Guatemalans were exposed to STDs through U.S. experiments in the mid-1940s.

Malpaís frontman Fidel Gamboa dies of a heart attack at 50

The popular singer-songwriter died Sunday after performing the previous night in Heredia with legendary Guatemalan band Alux Nahual.

U.S. citizen arrested after pot plants discovered in Costa Rica home

Authoritries found 293 marijuana plants in home.

Ex-Colombian President Uribe defends his fight against organized crime

The former president visited Costa Rica on Monday to participate in a forum on public security and governance.

Red Cross to suspend ambulance service to Caja hospitals

Costa Rica's public health care woes continue as the Red Cross threatens to suspend ambulance services in three large regions of the country.

Technical school fights for prestigious IB program

Siquirres Technical School student: "We are a group of students who are willing to get a tougher, stricter and more demanding education. This is something we need."

New ambassadors: A foreign-service love story

Sharon Campbell is the British ambassador to Costa Rica. Her husband, Chris, is the British ambassador to Nicaragua. Together they will try to marry bilateral relations between the two countries, but don’t expect them to settle the Isla Calero debate at the dinner table.

Costa Rica company helping fight cervical cancer

Founders of the Costa Rican company BioTD found a quicker alternative to the 80-year-old Pap smear. It could save lives.

Learn how to grow an urban garden in Costa Rica’s capital

Gardeners eyeing San José’s abandoned lots.

Meet the Dynamite Panties

These derby girls are perhaps the gnarliest new sports team in San José. With dyed hair, ripped pantyhose, colorful tattoos and names like the “Bloody Doll,” the Dynamite Panties are Costa Rica’s first roller derby team.

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