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The Tico Times Weekly Digest: Feb. 4, 2019

Clowns, beer and a Guinness world record. See more in this week’s Tico Times Weekly Digest.

Puerto Viejo Deep Dive – “Social Circus” helps kids build self-esteem, self-reliance

Bribri Springs Brewery: Bending the craft beer rules in Puerto Viejo

Nicaraguan resistance group speaks out, refutes Nicaragua pointing finger at Costa Rica for attacks

Who is Juan Guaidó

It’s official – Costa Rica sets world record for recycling

Meet Karina Dyner, the 16-year-old Tica who is one of the world’s best young fencers

Fishing for science – Tagging and studying sailfish and marlin habits

Off the Eaten Path – Pollos Malé


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