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Monthly Archives: December, 2013

The Nicaragua Dispatch aims to relaunch as Central America’s first crowdsource news platform

He couldn't stay away. Tim Rogers, founder of The Nicaragua Dispatch, announced a Kickstarter campaign last week to collect donations to revamp the English-language news source. He had put the publication on hold for his Nieman Fellowship, which began five months ago.

Tourists robbed on riverboat in canals of Tortuguero

Judicial Investigation Police confirmed that three assailants took over the vessel, robbing everyone on board.

A plague of Santas

The international tradition of Christmas debauchery, a.k.a. Santacon, comes to Costa Rica this year.

Costa Rican to climb Mount Everest, but with an added twist

Mountaineer Giovanni Rodríguez will offset the carbon emissions from both his training and his expedition.

Beauty pageants Mayan style

Often used as a vehicle of protest and a platform for making speeches, the pageant to crown Rabin Ajau is a celebration of Guatemala’s indigenous community.

Costa Rica’s tourism sector expects high occupancy rates during holiday season

Still deciding where to spend your holiday vacation? Costa Rican hotels are filling up fast for the upcoming year-end holidays, with hotel owners expecting eight of every 10 rooms to be occupied, according to a recent survey by the National Tourism Chamber (CANATUR).

How Costa Rica’s Santa Elena Played a Part in the Iran-Contra Scandal

They seemed like isolated events unfolding in the chaos of Central America in the 1980s. But now, the pieces of the puzzle are fitting together.

Analysis: Obama-Castro handshake offers hope for US-Cuba ties

The two world leaders shook hands at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.

Nicaragua prohibits entry of Costa Rican officials to disputed border area

International Court of Justice will issue a final ruling on the conflict next Friday.

Socialists, opposition both see victory in Venezuela vote

Opposition candidates made major inroads by winning in Venezuela's five most populous cities.

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