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Video: Top 10 travel spots in Costa Rica

Looking for succinct, visual ways to explore Costa Rica and plan your trip? Costa Rica Vacations has a YouTube channel with a number of short,...

PHOTOS: Palm Sunday in an indigenous Guatemala town

Holy Week in Guatemala was declared Intangible Culture Patrimony of the Nation in 2008 with the backing of UNESCO.

No booze allowed during Holy Week in 27 cantons

Representatives of the main tourism business chambers are not happy with municipalities that plan to enforce the ban.

Dive! Dive! Dive! (Part 1)

Scuba diving had long been a distant dream, a vague desire that didn’t seem truly possible. I have never lived near an ocean, nor even a comfortable distance from an ocean. I loved the idea of diving, but I also loved the idea of time travel and telekinesis – for years, they all seemed equally far-fetched. Now I would finally have the chance to breathe underwater. Something that had existed only in movies would at last become real.

San José vehicle restrictions suspended for Holy Thursday, Friday

More than 700 traffic cops will be spread out across the country during the holiday week, mostly around popular tourist destinations.

Final election results in El Salvador give ARENA majority in congress

Authorities finished counting votes on Friday night -- almost four weeks after election day.

Water: It Flows Freely in the Streets

According to a joint report from WHO, UNICEF and Costa Rican health and water authorities, an estimated 50 percent of the water destined for Costa Rican homes and businesses is wasted because of poor infrastructure, leaks, overflowing tanks and poor water management.

No Messi, but Argentina is still too much for El Salvador

Messi, the reason most spectators bought tickets, did not play because of a foot injury. And organizers played the wrong music for the Salvadoran national anthem, confusing and irritating the players.

Is the Internet giving us all ADHD?

Whatever the exact relationship between the Internet and ADHD, University of Chicago psychologist Michael Pietrus says it is important to realize that pushing back against these symptoms requires a careful, intentional strategy. There's a lot of research that suggests mindfulness and meditation could help people sustain their attention, even online

Thrills and chills in RincĂ³n de la Vieja

After the invigorating horseback ride, the thrill of whitewater tubing, the first three ziplines and the heart-stopping drop off a bridge over a canyon...

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