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Monthly Archives: May, 2015

Costa Rica investigates company’s navigation permits after weekend chemical spill in Nicoya Gulf

Officials from the Costa Rican Fisheries Institute (INCOPESCA) on Monday said that 180 tons of ammonium nitrate spilled into the Nicoya Gulf last Saturday has not caused significant damage to the area’s marine resources.

Costa Rica announces plan to eradicate child labor by 2020

If the program meets its goal for 2015, 28,000 fewer children between the ages of 5 and 17 will be in the workforce.

Tamarindo’s Patagonia Del Mar gets seafood right

Argentinian chef Mauro Camera was already known in Tamarindo for sushi and steaks, so he tried his hand at seafood. Today Patagonia Del Mar is bustling with customers, and they aren't leaving disappointed.

UPDATE: Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano erupts, forcing capital airport to temporarily close

The ash from Turrialba Volcano has forced operators of the Juan Santamaría International Airport, outside Costa Rica's capital city of San José, to temporarily close, affecting at least seven inbound flights.

Costa Rican Embassy opens to public for Washington’s annual ‘Passport DC’ festivities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Costa Rica’s embassy in Washington became a mini-tourist attraction of sorts Saturday when it flung open its doors to the public for “Passport DC” – a colorful annual event involving 42 diplomatic missions from Azerbaijan to Venezuela.

Cartago football champs win local ‘Super Bowl’

Los Leones of Cartago gave fans to get rowdy about: a 47-16 victory over the San José Panthers.

New Generation cartel is Mexico’s latest menace

MEXICO CITY – Armed with rocket-propelled grenades to bring down an army helicopter and with ties to gangs as far afield as Asia, the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel and its shadowy boss have grown into Mexico's newest menace.

Puerto Rico authorizes medical marijuana

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico's Governor Alejandro García Padilla has authorized the use of marijuana for medicinal use, in a surprise move after Puerto Rico's legislature failed to act on the issue.

Uvita’s La Cusinga Lodge: Gem in the jungle

Uvita's La Cusinga Lodge offers luxury lodging and fine dining in the middle of a coastal jungle crawling, hopping and flying with wildlife.

Five months on, survivors of deadly catamaran accident still waiting for answers

Survivors have been waiting for Costa Rica's National Insurance Institute to process their claims, and a recent attempt to inspect the wreckage of the day cruiser came up short.

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