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Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Nearly 150,000 Central Americans expected to seek asylum this year

“People are fleeing,” said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, "They will not stop tomorrow or the next day.”

Unveiling the Rich History of Santa Ana, Costa Rica: From Spanish Settlement to Modern City

It’s a geographic mystery 455 years in the making, but it’s possible that the first Spanish settlement in Costa Rica’s Central Valley was built in what is today the Valle del Sol, commonly known as Santa Ana.

Colorado skier looks to be Costa Rica’s first Winter Olympic athlete in over a decade

Born to a Costa Rican mother, Colorado native Andre Hamm is looking to be the first ever athlete to compete in slopestyle skiing for Costa Rica at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Costa Rica hosts its first Songwriters Festival

A look at upcoming events at Costa Rica's first international competition for songwriters.

Nicaraguan man sentenced to 183 years in prison for killing US-Costa Rican family 

Adrían Salmerón was purportedly the boyfriend of Jessica Durán, 38, of Costa Rica. Durán was killed along with her U.S. husband, Dirk Beauchamp, 56, and three of their children, ages 12, 8 and 6, on Valentine’s Day in their home in Matapalo, Guanacaste.

Mandatory prices for medical procedures rankle public, politicians

Christian Democratic Alliance lawmaker Mario Redondo on Friday submitted a draft bill aimed at banning professional associations from setting mandatory minimum medical tariffs. He proposes letting free competition set prices.

INS Travel Insurance helps you stay safe while traveling abroad

You’ve saved up for months for that dreamed-of trip to Disneyland or to visit family in another country. You bought a new camera and...

US travel alert for Nicaragua comes amid string of detentions, upcoming elections

At least nine foreigners were deported from Nicaragua in June, including three U.S. officials and a Costa Rican environmental activist.

Highlights from the Design Fest’s first Parque La Libertad edition

The International Design Festival hits Parque la Libertad in a special one-day edition.

Why historic Santa Ana is Costa Rica’s hottest boomtown

Welcome to Valle del Sol, the canton of Santa Ana, home to millionaires, onion farmers, traditional pottery makers, urban professionals, a growing number of expats and ordinary Ticos of all descriptions — one of the least known greatest places in Costa Rica.

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