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The Tico Times Weekly Digest: Nov. 5, 2018

Alejandro Zúñiga
By Alejandro Zúñiga

Another Monday, another episode of the Tico Times Weekly Digest. This week, we report from the Teatro Nacional in San José.

Read the stories mentioned above:

Colón tanks, Costa Rica raises interest rates to slow inflation 

Government denounces racist and misogynistic attacks against VP Campbell

Help fund our new podcast on street harassment in Costa Rica

Betalú wins, Armstrong finishes Ruta de los Conquistadores

Tica Jenny Méndez wins Marine Corps Marathon

Sorbos edible straws come to Costa Rica

Off the Eaten Path: Taj Mahal

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