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Monthly Archives: April, 2014

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People walk along a fissure on a road in Iquique, northern Chile, on Wednesday, a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's...

Strong temblor jolts Costa Rica

A strong temblor was felt in several areas of Costa Rica Wednesday morning at 10:16 a.m.

Lawmakers, Culture Ministry clash over construction of new Legislative Assembly facilities

At 2 p.m. on Tuesday Costa Rica's Culture Ministry issued a press release confirming they will not approve construction permits for a new complex that would have housed the Legislative Assembly in downtown San José.

Shrimpers protest trawling ban

Carrying signs, horns and noisemakers, hundreds of shrimp fishermen marched outside the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to protest the permanent expiration of another shrimp trawling license following the country's trawling ban.

UPDATE: Tsunami watch canceled for Costa Rica after magnitude-8.2 earthquake strikes near coast of Chile, kills 6

Around 8:45 p.m. a tsunami watch was called off in Costa Rica by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Costa Rica’s first World Cup opponent Uruguay could lose spot in the tournament

The clash between President José Mujica and a football association could lead to FIFA removing Uruguay from the World Cup if the organization sees Mujica's decision as "interference in football affairs," according to leading newspapers El País and El Observador in Uruguay.

President Laura Chinchilla approaches the end of her term as the least popular leader in the Americas

Costa Rica’s first woman to become president garnered only a 16 percent approval rating as of January, according to Consulta Mitofsky, a Mexican consulting firm.

Costa Rica passes 2nd ‘popular initiative’ bill, which declares water access a fundamental right

Water in Costa Rica will be considered a public good, and general access for consumption will be a fundamental right, according to a bill passed in a first-round vote Monday night at the Legislative Assembly.

ESPN announcer prepares for the World Cup by doing play-by-play of an awkward first date

ESPN commentator Ian Darke, who is awesome, and responsible for a pair of the most exciting calls in U.S. soccer history, also has some comedy chops it appears.

Joining the ranks of the hopeful

Hundreds of souls, hearts and minds waited on a Sunday afternoon in the center of San José for the words of a man who in less than a year was catapulted from being a nearly anonymous academic to the person who likely will govern the country for the next four years.

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