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Monthly Archives: December, 2013

Costa Ricans are drinking less bottled water, more soft drinks

Teas, aloe beverages and coffee are favorites among Ticos.

Festival de la Luz comes to San José Saturday

Floats and marching bands will close off the city's main road Saturday evening

Music streaming services Spotify and Rdio launch in Costa Rica

Spotify made the announcement the same day it disclosed an exclusive deal to offer the music catalog of Led Zeppelin.

Seven tremors recorded in Cartago in the last two days

Strongest tremor was felt Wednesday at 3:02 a.m.

Climate change blamed for Costa Rica’s national banana emergency

Warming temperatures and changing rain patterns favor harmful insects that attack the fruit, threatening the country's multi-million-dollar banana industry.

A quarter of Costa Rican employers expect to hire more staff in coming months

Companies in the province of Heredia have the best hiring expectations, while those in Alajuela have the lowest, a study finds.

University of Costa Rica presidential poll shows virtual tie between Araya and Villalta

Undecided voters far outnumbered the support for any single candidate.

Obama leads world tributes at Nelson Mandela memorial service

The U.S. president admonished leaders who spoke of embracing Mandela's legacy without acting on it.

Uruguay becomes first country in the world to legalize pot

Opposition parties rejected the measure, as well as pharmacists, who reject the idea that marijuana will be sold in drug stores.

Making tamales

A small tamalera comes to life during the holiday season.

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