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Monthly Archives: October, 2013

Hack4Good pits programmers against real-world problems

Organizers of the Costa Rica chapter of the upcoming global event expect 50 “hackers” to build altruistic software in 48 hours.

Costa Rica registers 7.7 percent growth in service-sector exports

Services have accounted for one-third of Costa Rica’s total exports during the first half of the current year.

New bus routes in the capital to help ease downtown traffic, daily commute

The routes will help connect outer areas of San José and reduce the flow of traffic and people in the city's center, officials said.

Dr. Rodolfo Hernández pulls out of Costa Rica’s presidential race

The Social Christian Unity Party presidential candidate withdrew from the race one day into the 2014 election season, describing a political campaign rife with "backstabbing."

Guard who killed U.S. teenager in Costa Rica acquitted and set free after retrial

A three-judge panel ruled on Monday that the teenager's late-night actions caused the hotel guard to fire his gun at suspected intruders.

No barriers

Last weekend at the Four Seasons at Peninsula Papagayo, more than 20 paraplegics learned to dive during Costa Rica’s first-ever disabled scuba event.

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police bust gang responsible for semi-trailer assaults

The gang's leader operated from a prison cell, using a Customs official to tip him off about targeted semis' license plates and cargo value.

Culture Ministry unveils arts website

The website will feature a map of every major art venue in Costa Rica.

Criminals target parents of missing U.S. hiker in Costa Rica

Roma and Luda Gimelfarb have visited Costa Rica annually for the past four years to search for their son, David, who disappeared in 2009. This year, they were met with a $250,000 extortion attempt by would-be kidnappers claiming to have David.

Netanyahu, at U.N., urges wariness of Iran

An Iranian diplomat with Iran's U.N. delegation, Khodadad Seifi, responded swiftly, warning that "the Israeli prime minister had better not even think about attacking Iran, let alone planning for that."

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