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Monthly Archives: August, 2013

Puerto Rico trade mission seeks Costa Rican investment

Trade negotiations with the Caribbean island started in 2009, after the signing of a free trade agreement with the U.S.

Drugs drive rising homicide rates in Costa Rica

Interactive graphic: See how many murders happened where you live this year

Doctors reel in sailfish

Mario Saenz and Steve Eubank have an incredible two-day run on Gamefisher II.

U.S. had advance notice of Britain’s plan to detain reporter Greenwald’s partner

Several British politicians have demanded clarification on why anti-terrorism laws were used to detain David Miranda.

Venezuela, a paradise in search of tourists

Venezuela's new tourism minister, Andres Izarra, says he intends to put his country on the map as a vacation hotspot.

Unraveling the Mayans… and their myths

To find the truth about ancient Mayan texts, one researcher studied 3,000 pumpkins, visited every pumpkin patch in Guatemala and spoke with farmers before stumbling across a pumpkin shaped like a head.

Costa Rican regulatory agency proposes 80 percent hike in landline phone rates

The rate hike would only be applied to calls to other landline phones, while calls from landlines to cellphones would be cheaper.

Costa Rica’s Chinchilla to join march against Daniel Ortega in Nicoya

President Laura Chinchilla plans to march in protest over Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's statement about "reclaiming" Guanacaste, as Costa Rica's consulate remains closed in Managua following demonstrations there.

Family of slain Costa Rican conservationist files lawsuits against government, NGO and suspects

Conservation group WIDECAST, the government and seven suspects in the murder of Jairo Mora are named in the suits.

U.S. prosecutors demand 60 years for Manning

The defense contends that Pfc. Bradley Manning hoped to spark a debate on U.S. policy, and that his superiors ignored repeated signs of his emotional distress.

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