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Monthly Archives: October, 2013

Habitat for Humanity launches housing micro-credit in Costa Rica

Poor would-be homeowners will have the chance to remodel or build their own homes in a housing market that skews toward the rich.

Risk of U.S. default worries Latin American ministers

Latin American finance ministers fear the ripple effects of a U.S. default on its debt, urging that "rationality must prevail."

Justice’s ruling forces overcrowded San José jail to relocate or release 370 inmates

The Justice Ministry has begun reviewing inmates' files to see who might be released, while another court justice has promised to challenge the ruling.

Rescue workers find bodies of missing father and son after landslide near Arenal

UPDATE: A lengthy search operation that included the help of more than 300 local volunteers ended Thursday.

Costa Rica signs loan with China to fund expansion of highway to Costa Rica’s Caribbean

Project was awarded to a Chinese company that only will use personnel and equipment from that country.

A modern-day Fitzcarraldo of the drug world

How a high school-educated drug smuggler built a fleet of submarines – in the middle of the jungle – to ferry cocaine to the United States. It was a system straight from the mind of Lex Luthor.

Reuters plans buyouts, job cuts in United States

Reuters announced last week it planned to cut some five percent of its editorial staff.

Dental Tourism: Getting My Teeth Pulled in Costa Rica

After years of dissatisfaction with U.S. health care, this writer tried some Tico treatment.

TRAVEL ALERT: Heavy rains close road to Arenal Volcano

Tourists traveling to La Fortuna's famous Arenal Volcano and lake should take note of landslides along Route 142.

OIJ arrests 3 doctors and pizzeria owner in organ trafficking sting in Costa Rican capital

San José authorities said that some 20 people were victims of an organ trafficking ring, possibly more.

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