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The Tico Times Weekly Digest: Jan. 21, 2019.

An attack in Nicaragua, our Puerto Viejo Deep Dive and a new Sele squad. These stories and more in this Weekly Digest.

This week in Costa Rica (Jan. 21, 2019):

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Featured News Stories

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Four Nicaraguan police officers killed near the border with Costa Rica:

http://bit.ly/2FHyy7w

Nicaraguan resistance group claims responsibility for police killings near Costa Rican border:

http://bit.ly/2FBAiiN

Rough edges and rich culture – Our Puerto Viejo Deep Dive:

http://bit.ly/2T0ZiCZ

Puerto Viejo Deep Dive – Cancún crossroads, preserving culture forged by hardship:

http://bit.ly/2FMjN2s

Puerto Viejo Deep Dive – Surfing the Caribbean’s gnarly waves:

http://bit.ly/2DrqjtV

Extreme poverty rises again in Latin America:

http://bit.ly/2AV7cqu

Costa Rica soccer announces squad to face United States:

http://bit.ly/2HpAqDE

Off the Eaten Path – Cebolla Verde:

http://bit.ly/2U8A5qu

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