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Monthly Archives: February, 2016

Papagayo hotels compared: Where the 1 percent stays, and how you can too

The incredibly beautiful Papagayo region boasts some of the nicest hotels in the country. Here's a comparison of nine Papagayo hotels we visited.

Construction and Housing Expo will offer homes to the public

Real estate developers will be offering housing to the public for as little as $45,000 at the 2016 Construction and Housing Expo, which begins Wednesday in Belén.

Costa Rica says it will support new shark protections despite agreements with fishermen

Costa Rica says it will support protections for three additional shark species under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, despite contrary agreements with fishermen.

‘Pura Vida’ takes a chill: Costa Ricans play in Canadian ice hockey tournament

Costa Rica was represented on Canadian ice when players from Costa Rica's Castillo Knights hockey club participated in the Lac Beauport Pond Hockey Tournament...

Uber driver threatened in Costa Rica

A Costa Rica Uber driver was reportedly threatened by taxi drivers on Saturday. The government, which says Uber is illegal here, condemned the violence.

International Design Festival: How to organize a massive, successful event in Costa Rica

In 2009, designers Alfredo Enciso and Paco Cervilla began organizing Costa Rica's massive International Design Festival, or FID. They faced enormous challenges. Here's an inside look.

5 questions for Colombian storyteller Mauricio Grande – ‘We Latin Americans are made of words’

"Colombia is a very 'oral' country, and Latin America is a very 'oral' region. We Colombians ascribe great importance to the oral tradition. From that point of view, I'd say I have it in my DNA, as many Latin Americans do." -Mauricio Grande in our "Weekend Arts Spotlight"

Pope Francis kicks off Mexico tour addressing drug trafficking and violence

MEXICO CITY – Pope Francis threw himself into the most contentious of issues roiling Mexico during his first full day here, calling on President Enrique Peña Nieto and his government to protect citizens and bring justice to a country wracked with violence and corruption.

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79

United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court's modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal critics, died Feb. 13 on a ranch near San Antonio. He was 79.

Costa Rica prosecutors seek 20 years in fraud case against US investor Cyrus Sepehr

The trial of U.S. real estate investor Cyrus Sepehr, who is in preventive prison in Costa Rica with crippling post-polio syndrome, continued for a second straight week. On Friday, prosecutors asked judges that Sepehr be given 20 years in prison.

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