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Monthly Archives: February, 2016

NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday is here, with Cam Newton and Peyton Manning set to battle

A perfectly scripted quarterback duel between Peyton Manning and Cam Newton will take center stage on Sunday as the United States comes to a standstill for the 50th edition of the Super Bowl.

Costa Ricans head to the polls in municipal elections

Costa Ricans began voting Sunday morning to choose local mayors, council members and other municipal officials in 81 cantons in the country's seven provinces.

5 questions for Costa Rican painter Milo Gonzales

"I feel someone else is the mechanic and I’m just a tool." Painter Milo Gonzales discusses his career and his upcoming exhibit in Liberia, Guanacaste, in this edition of our Weekend Arts Spotlight.

El Salvador arrests 4 military officials over civil war Jesuit killings

Authorities in El Salvador have arrested four of 17 former military officials wanted by Spain over the killing of six Jesuit priests during this country's civil war in 1989.

Why you should plant this multitasker in your tropical garden today

Coco palms can produce a first crop in five to seven years, and there’s nothing more rewarding than opening your first coconuts to enjoy the refreshing agua de pipa.

US, Cuba discuss human trafficking as migrant numbers surge

The U.S. and Cuba held talks this week on human smuggling amid a surge in Cuban immigrants trying to reach the United States, the State Department said Friday.

First Zika-linked deaths reported in Colombia

Guillain-Barre is a rare disorder in which the immune system attacks the nervous system.

UN prods Latin America on abortion as Zika spreads

The United Nations on Friday urged countries hit by the Zika virus to give women access to contraception and abortion, as health officials warned that sex or even kissing could potentially spread the disease.

Pope and Russian Orthodox leader to hold historic encounter in Cuba

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba for the first time next Friday as part of an effort to heal a schism that has divided Christianity between East and West for nearly 1,000 years.

Costa Rica’s Warner Rojas Reflects on Everest and Chirripó Journeys

Warner Rojas is telling that story again, the one that ends with him standing on top of the world. As he tells it, a...

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