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Monthly Archives: November, 2015

Snapchat vanishing video viewing hits 6 billion daily

Snapchat's appeal has been the promise that messages shared disappear shortly after being viewed, providing users a sense of being able to keep pictures or videos private and ephemeral.

Feria Verde has a new spot at Ciudad Colón’s Old Market

The Feria Verdefirst kicked off at the Polideportivo in Barrio Aranjuez, just east of the San José city center, in 2010. This Ciudad Colón edition was inaugurated on July 29 of this year.

Costa Rica files criminal complaint against same-sex couple who married due to clerical error

The director of Costa Rica's Civil Registry has filed a criminal complaint alleging unlawful marriage against two women who were wed here in July, because the registry mistakenly had listed one of them as a man. A complaint also was filed against the couple's public notary, the registry official announced on Monday.

Earth in ‘uncharted territory’ on climate change

Earth has heated up by 1 degree Celsius (1.6 F), Britain's weather office said Monday, as greenhouse gases hit record levels just weeks before a crucial climate summit in Paris.

Costa Rica job fair Tuesday focuses on tourism industry

A job fair Tuesday on the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica's Heredia campus will feature recruiters from 24 tourism-related companies looking to hire.

Help build Costa Rica’s first animal hospital, with a virtual brick

Dog food company Super Perro and the Animal Rescue Association are building Costa Rica's first pet hospital, which will operate on an ability-to-pay basis. But first they need your help.

30-year-old Dutch photos help ID victims in 1985 Colombia Justice Palace siege

Photos taken 30 years ago by two Dutch journalists turned out to be clues in finding the remains of three of the 11 missing persons who disappeared during the infamous Justice Palace siege in Bogotá.

8 Common Mistakes When Selling a Property in Costa Rica

A home-seller recently sent me an email saying, “Could you please list my property in Costa Rica? I need to sell and move on,...

Puerto Viejo: Is it time to lift the US travel alert?

Crime is down in Puerto Viejo and the rest of Costa Rica's south Caribbean coast, police and residents say, and it's safer here than in some other popular tourist destinations. So why does a 2-year-old U.S. travel alert remain in place?

Would-be drivers for Uber in Costa Rica can now rent their rides

Renting is just the latest connected business here in a growing stable of affiliated services for the transportation app.

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