The progressive presidential candidate defended his redistributive proposals while others focused on infrastructure and the cost of electricity during a presidential debate on business concerns.
Honduran President-elect Juan Hernández referred to the contested elections as a "democratic celebration" after meeting with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla.
Important bills including one that would legalize in vitro fertilization and another that would renew permission for joint patrols with U.S. vessels could be put on hold.
The mayor of the provincial capital of Liberia announced today that a Disney theme park would be built in Costa Rica's northwestern province of Guanacaste in 2014 or 2015. But a Disney spokeswoman said the rumor is "false."
