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Monthly Archives: November, 2015

Costa Rica honors French terror victims in Parque Francia

Flowers and candles still surround the monument in San José's Parque Francia to honor the victims of last Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris. According to the...

Costa Rica detains Syrian woman traveling on falsified Greek passport

Costa Rican authorities on Thursday detained a Syrian woman with a Greek passport, two days after five Syrian men were arrested in Honduras while attempting to travel to the United States on fake passports.

Riteve wants to hike the price of mandatory car inspections by 200 percent

If Riteve, the private company responsible for mandatory vehicle inspections in Costa Rica, gets its way, you might be paying 205 percent more for your car inspection next year.

Cúcuta: Colombia’s city of contraband and a broken Bolivarian dream

Colombia's Norte de Santander is where the "Bolivarian dream" was born. But with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's recent move to close the border and send Colombians back, its capital, Cúcuta, is beginning to feel the pain. The Tico Times takes a closer look.

President Solís, church leaders discuss Cuban migrant crisis

The nearly 1,000 Cuban migrants at the Nicaraguan border have become a diplomatic hot potato as countries blame one another for the crisis.

Costa Rican knitters provide comfort to Syrian refugees

A knitting drive at the Children’s Museum in San José, plus a fundraising effort, resulted in a whopping 244 blankets being sent via on an odyssey that is taking them by airmail from San José to Madrid, over land to Valencia, by boat to Turkey, and finally into the hands of families enduring freezing temperatures in a refugee camp in Idlib, Syria.

France bans Paris climate rallies due to security concerns

Climate activists are looking for alternatives ways to bring attention to the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris after two public gatherings were cancelled due to security concerns in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks.

Heavy rains cause flooding in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region

Heavy rains in recent days have caused flooding in some 20 communities in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) reported Wednesday. Some are stranded by road washouts while others have been left without drinking water.

Honduras arrests 5 Syrians headed to US with stolen passports

Authorities in Honduras have arrested five Syrians intending to make it to the United States with stolen Greek passports, triggering alarm Wednesday in the wake of the Paris attacks launched by Syria-linked jihadists.

Choreographers Festival begins Thursday at San José’s National Theater

This year's Choreographers Festival features 16 live performances at the National Theater starting Thursday and ending Sunday. Choreographers and dancers will compete for awards in five categories.

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