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Apple rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhone in Costa Rica. Businesses can now accept in-person contactless payments on an iPhone, with no separate...

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A luxury resort on Guanacaste's Papagayo Peninsula has received the Michelin Guide's highest hotel distinction, making it the only property in the Americas to...

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Honduras has approved stricter prison rules targeting suspected gang members and drug traffickers, adopting measures similar to those used in El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown.

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