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Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Costa Rica Coffee Cupper wins World Coffee Tasting Championship

Juan Gabriel Cespedes beat out 36 other coffee tasters from around the world to become the first Latin American to win the 2015 World Cup Tasters Championship.

Crocodile warning signs in Costa Rica have decreased encounters with tourists

Costa Rica's Central Pacific Conservation Area (ACOPAC) has seen a decrease by up to 90 percent in complaints related to tourists feeding or approaching crocodiles, the Environment Ministry’s...

Yoga Day, Father’s Day exhibit and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events in Costa Rica from June 19-25.

Cup of Excellence 2015 Auction

Luis Ricardo Calderón, from Santa María de Dota, drums up support for his friends' coffee during the Cup of Excellence auction Wednesday at the Specialty...

Cuba to launch first public Wi-Fi hotspots

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba announced plans Thursday to open 35 public Wi-Fi hotspots and halve the price to go online, seeking to expand Internet access in one of the world's least-connected countries.

Venezuela’s Maduro calls Donald Trump a ‘thief’

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro lashed out Thursday at U.S. billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump for saying Mexican immigrants were bringing crime and drugs to the United States.

NBC permanently replaces disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams

NEW YORK – NBC on Thursday announced a permanent replacement for disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams and shifted him to sister cable network MSNBC over his embellishment of an Iraq war story.

Guatemala’s Otto Pérez Molina dismisses ‘spurious’ corruption case

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina said Thursday the corruption investigation against him is unfounded, and he vowed to fight the possible lifting of his presidential immunity.

European Union ambassadors ride their bikes through San José to send a message

Ambassadors in Costa Rica from the European Union cycled on a new bike path along part of San José's 4th and 6th avenues to encourage residents...

New Hilton hotel opens west of downtown San José; group also will renovate Grand Hotel Costa Rica

Business group Desarrolladora Parque La Sabana S.A. officially inaugurated a new hotel from the Hilton Garden Inn franchise and announced they will renovate the capital's historical icon Gran Hotel Costa Rica.

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