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Monthly Archives: November, 2013

Covert toilets could be coming to Costa Rica

Security professionals displayed their wares during the AMERIPOL conference on Wednesday, including an usual toilet that collects, cleans and bags evidence hidden, well, you know where.

Costa Rican cops conduct 12 morning raids to dismantle drug trafficking ring near Caribbean coast

The Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) discovered two new helipads connected to four others recently found near the Nicaraguan border. Six people were arrested in the operation Thursday morning.

More than 800 business operators to attend annual China-Latin America summit in Costa Rica

The two-day event is one of the country's most important business expos, the foreign trade minister said.

The iron men of stand-up paddleboarding

A leisure activity for vacationing families and middle-aged couples has morphed into a punishing event, where competitors go long distances for a shot at a world title.

Costa Rica looks to gun control as homicides hit ‘epidemic’ levels across Latin America

As police from across the Americas met for AMERIPOL's annual conference in Escazú, a United Nations report said that 1 million people lost their lives to violence linked to organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean during the last decade.

What is killing hundreds of Central American sea turtles?

Experts suspect red tide, but even that is an uncertainty. What is known is that the region's environmental agencies are not prepared to deal with the mass deaths of endangered sea turtles.

Community theater festival premieres in Escazú

Four winning acts in a National Theater Company competition show their stuff.

Bailey bridge temporarily open route on San José’s Circunvalación

A southern section of the capital's belt route that has been closed since August will reopen for limited daytime hours while workers install permanent bridges.

Get on your Guate trike and ride!

Perfect for those who aren’t brave enough to take the handlebars themselves, or who simply want to focus on beautiful vistas rather than passing traffic, the three-wheel bike offers the luxury of being chauffeur-driven while you snap away at the stunning scenery passing by.

Liberation candidate Johnny Araya travels to Mexico for advice on politics

The former San José mayor and presidential front-runner will learn about the Pact for Mexico, a political agreement signed by the three main Mexican political parties to promote legislative reform.

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