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Monthly Archives: September, 2014

Hemingway grandsons celebrate in Cuba, 60 years after Nobel

COJIMAR, Cuba – Just like Ernest Hemingway used to do, two of his grandsons sailed into the fishing town of Cojimar on Monday, marking 60 years since the iconic U.S. author won the Nobel prize.

Bomb rocks packed Chile metro station, 10 injured

SANTIAGO, Chile – A homemade bomb wounded 10 people when it rocked a food court inside a packed Santiago metro station at lunch hour on Monday, with Chile's government calling it a "terrorist act."

Following recent crime wave, Solís announces new investment in San Carlos police force

President Luis Guillermo Solís and Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa traveled to San Carlos, Alajuela, on Monday, to announce an investment of more than ₡205 million ($383,000) in the canton’s National Police force following a rash of robberies and attacks in the area, a popular tourist destination.

Costa Rica detains 27 more undocumented Nepalese migrants

Following the detention last Friday of nine undocumented migrants on the central Pacific coast, Costa Rica's National Police carried out an additional operation Monday in the community of Paso Canoas, along the country's border with Panama. There, police detained 27 additional undocumented migrants, all from Nepal.

Flat Tire Adventure: A Costa Rica Biking Journey

My bike started to wobble. My rear wheel juddered over the pavement. At first I ignored it. I didn’t want to accept the cruel truth: My rear tire was flat.

Still time to cast an absentee ballot for US midterm elections

U.S. citizens living in Costa Rica have likely enjoyed the perk of avoiding the deluge of political ads during the runup to the midterm elections this fall. But just because you didn’t have to suffer through the campaign season doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to vote. This November, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs along with Senate seats in 36 states.

Photos From Costa Rica’s Big Time City Rodeo

A Costa Rican rodeo is a thrilling blend of tradition, excitement, and skill, where cowboys and bullfighters showcase their talents in front of cheering...

Ticos salvage 2-2 tie with Panama after Pemberton save

It wasn't pretty, but Costa Rica's national men's football team scraped out a 2-2 tie Sunday against Panama, in Group A's battle to the Central America Cup final on Sept. 13 in Los Angeles, California.

Costa Rican cops seize vehicle with 400 kilos of cocaine on Pacific coast

Details of the operation are still emerging, but initial reports from Costa Rica's National Police indicate that cops on Sunday seized an SUV loaded with 400 kilograms of cocaine in the Pacific coastal province of Puntarenas. Two suspects fled and no arrests have yet been made.

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