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PHOTO: Motorcyclists protest proposed ban on passengers

Dozens of motorcyclists gathered Wednesday in front of the National Insurance Institute (INS) in Barrio Amón and rode from there to the Legislative Assembly to protest proposed...

Motorcycle duo shoots U.S. businessman in Escazú suburb of San José, Costa Rica

The U.S. citizen, who police said worked in real estate, was taken to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in San José for surgery at approximately 11:00 a.m.

Costa Rica’s Heredia triumphs 3-0 over América, closing in on Concacaf final

The game was hard fought and América was left with one player down after Michael Arroyo was kicked out of the match in the first half for sending a Costa Rican player to the hospital.

Another U.S. tourist dies hiking trail in Costa Rica

Paul Thomas Walter, 62, died of a heart attack on March 13 while hiking near Arenal Volcano. He was one of two U.S. hikers to die on trails in Costa Rica that day.

US firm Emerson expands operations in Costa Rica

Emerson's service center in Costa Rica provides technical support to more than 20 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Cocal Amarillo: remote beaches, epic surfing – and soon, an airstrip

Cocal Amarillo has it all: secluded beaches, spectacular Pacific sunsets, and some of the best surfing in the country. For travelers hoping to get...

Motorcyclists to protest proposed law prohibiting passengers

According to OIJ Director Francisco Segura Montero, 45 people have been shot dead by motorcyclists since the beginning of 2014. Honduras, Guatemala and several other Latin American countries prohibit passengers on motorcycles. But it's unclear whether the rule has reduced crime in those countries.

Costa Rica deports 12 US students in language school dispute

The Tico Times spoke with former Máximo Nivel employees who said that they knowingly worked under the table for the language school for months at time without formal work permits and were asked in some cases to hide from government inspectors when they visited the school.

New rule requires public institutions to consider vendors’ environmental record when buying tires

Costa Rica imports 1 million tires and produces another 281,000 annually, according to the Health Ministry’s Human Environment Protection Administration.

Nicaraguan organization seeks to provide antidote to sham exorcisms

In Nicaragua there is a lack of information about psychosis. People tend to turn to natural healers and witchdoctors.

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