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Monthly Archives: July, 2016

A rare find: African voices in the Costa Rican National Archives

Tales from Costa Rica's history of slavery, from the country's cacao plantations to a remarkable shipwreck near Cahuita.

Refugee program for Central Americans ‘still on the drawing board’: US official

Six months after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to expand options for Central Americans fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries, those plans have yet to emerge.

Inside a Costa Rican pottery workshop, spinning wheels churn out the real deal

Feet get dirty and hands get wet on a tour of a Costa Rican pottery factory in Salitral, where some of the country's most beautiful handicrafts are made.

Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes qualifies for 200-meter dash in Olympics with new national record

Brenes will compete in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash in the 2016 Rio Olympics in August.

5 questions for Costa Rican actor Radek Lord

Young Costa Rican actor Radek Lord talks about his process, why his chosen profession thrills him, and his "third-person view" of the countries in which he's lived.

Man linked to Costa Rica murder case sentenced to 3 years for identity theft in US

Costa Rican police have wanted to question William “Bill” Ulmer regarding the disappearance and suspected murder of Barbara Struncova, his former live-in girlfriend, since December 2010.

Christiana Figueres sees lessons for UN leadership in climate talks

"The Paris agreement could be an exception or could become the norm for multilateral cooperation in the 21st century," Figueres told reporters Thursday.

Environmental leader killed in Honduras

A Honduran environmentalist campaigning against a dam project in indigenous lands was killed with a machete blow to the head, her organization said Thursday.

Turrialba Volcano eruption spreads ash across northeastern San José

The latest eruption of Turrialba Volcano happened at 6:58 a.m. and lasted more than 10 minutes.

Costa Rica’s Christiana Figueres nominated for UN secretary-general

If elected, Figueres would be the first woman and the second Latin American, after Peru’s Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, to lead the U.N.

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