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Police Confiscated 400 Kilos of Cheese

Police in the northwestern province of Guanacaste confiscated a 400-kilogram load of cheese from a Nicaraguan citizen in June who allegedly tried to bring...

Does Pacheco Deserve A Nobel Peace Prize?

The environmental organization Oilwatch announced in June it hoped to nominate former Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco for a Nobel Peace Prize for a...

Cuban Trapped in Airport Gets Refugee Status

A Cuban immigrant was stranded in the Juan Santamaría International Airport, north of San José, for more than two weeks after he was detained...

Naked Man Detained Near Court Building

A man who repeatedly took off his shorts, threw them at passers-by and wandered around naked for nearly 30 minutes in front of the...

Mysterious Flying Object Sighted Over San José

Pedestrians in San José were baffled in January when a white, shiny circle seen in the sky left hundreds wondering if they were in...

Organic Farming Given Legislative Boost

Lawmakers extended a major helping hand to sustainable agriculture in September when they unanimously passed a law that exempts certified organic farmers from income...

Man Bought Plot Inside Municipal Parking Lot

Costa Rican businessman Guillermo Sanabria was shocked in October when he found out that a 150-square-meter lot he bought for $50,000 is in fact...

Tico Turned Obsession Into Novel Soccer Ball

A sphere-obsessed Tico created a special, commemorative soccer ball for the June 9 opening game of the World Cup between Costa Rica and host...

Man Shot Himself, Took Taxi to Morgue

An 83-year-old man who had just found out he had a terminal disease shot himself in the stomach with a .38-caliber pistol in August,...

Child with AIDS Went to Disney World

After two failed attempts to get a visa to the United States, an 8-year-old Tica with AIDS who was abandoned by her parents was...

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