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NGO Takes Hammer in Its Own Hands

Un Techo Para Mi País, the Chilean nongovernmental organization working to build shelters for victims of the Jan. 8 earthquake, is showing its determination...

Cold Weather in the Bones? It’s in your head

Officials of Costa Rica Multilingual, a government initiative designed to assist Costa Ricans in learning different languages, hosted a preliminary meeting on Tuesday to...

Anti-Terrorism Law Finally on the Books

President Oscar Arias signed into law much-needed counter-terrorism and witness protection legislation Wednesday afternoon. The Witness and Victim Protection Law provides for the creation...

U.S. Report Cites C.R. Human Rights Issues

Despite its international reputation as a champion of peace and human rights, Costa Rica was not above criticism by the U.S. State Department in...

Japan Donates ¢50 Million for Poás

The Japanese Embassy has donated ¢50 million ($89,000) to help remodel PoásVolcanoNational Park. The funds, which were received by the non-governmental organization Foundation for the...

Manuel Antonio Park Gets Extension

Manuel AntonioNational Park will stay open, for now. Local businesses and tourism outlets breathed a sigh of relief last Friday after Health Minister María Luisa...

U.S. maintains aid suspension to Nicaragua

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. government decided Wednesday it will continue to withhold $64 million in aid promised to Nicaragua over suspicions the ruling...

Two quakes hit southwest Costa Rica, no reports of injuries

Two moderately strong earthquakes hit Costa Rica´s Southern Zone on Wednesday. The first, a magnitude 5.7 quake, struck at 11:24 a.m. near the mouth...

Forest fires scorch thousands of acres in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Fires have burned some 8,000 hectares (19,753 acres) of forest and pastures in Costa Rica this year, while a total of 3,246 hectares (8,015...

Nicaragua’s Ortega supports ending ban on consecutive presidential terms

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega recently affirmed his support of the idea to end a ban on consecutive presidential terms and said he supports the...

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