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Monthly Archives: November, 2015

US-trained bankers tapped for new Argentine Cabinet

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's President-elect Mauricio Macri has named U.S.-educated bankers and executives to key posts in a Cabinet he vows will revive the economy, local news media reported Wednesday.

Cuban migration in Central America in limbo after Nicaragua refuses to budge

Nearly 3,000 Cuban migrants in Costa Rica still have no way to legally reach the United States after an emergency meeting of Central American foreign ministers in San Salvador ended Tuesday without an agreement.

Costa Rica President Luis Guillermo Solís nominated for ‘Shark Enemy of the Year’ award

In a letter published as a full-page ad in Spanish-language daily La Nación on Monday, conservation group Sharkproject International announced the nomination of President Luis Guillermo Solís for the 2016 Shark Enemy of the Year award.

Analysis: Why Costa Rica’s football team will get back to the World Cup

For the first time in a long time, Costa Rica football is riding a hot streak. And the Ticos couldn't have picked a better spot to get rolling again than the qualifying stages of the 2018 World Cup.

PHOTOS: Perfection in a block of wood

In an old house filled with all types of wood, carpentry machines and books, lives a couple of talented artisans who have dedicated most of their lives to creating and restoring different objects made of wood, glass and metal.

Costa Rica seeks to ban child beauty pageants

A legislative commission has approved two draft bills to fight the sexualization of minors and expand benefits to parents of children with severe health conditions.

Obama: Turkey has the right to defend itself

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Russia and NATO allies to take all steps Tuesday to "discourage any escalation" after a Russian warplane was downed along Turkey's border with Syria. The incident has been denounced by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "stab in the back."

Electricity rates to rise 19 percent in January

The Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP) approved an increase in electricity rates which, while only half the percentage increase requested by Costa Rica's National Power and Light Company (CNFL), is still a huge jump.

PHOTOS: Sights and sounds of Costa Rica’s first Nrmal Festival

Sights and sounds - and tastes - from the first Costa Rican edition of Mexico's popular Nrmal Festival.

A Cyclist’s 30 shoeless hours in a Costa Rica jungle

Mark Lyons, a 55-year-old cyclist from Colorado, came to Costa Rica earlier this month to do La Ruta de los Conquistadores extreme mountain bike race. He slipped down a river the first day and spent 30 hours in the rain forest before being rescued. This is his story.

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