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PHOTOS: Day of the Dead comes to Costa Rica

Just like Halloween, the Day of the Dead is an imported holiday. But Ticos are increasingly embracing the rich tradition of honoring those who came before us. Check out these amazing shots by Portuguese photographer Rui Oliveira, taken at San José's Mexican Cultural Center and El Steinvorth last Saturday.

Goodbye fish, hello pasta

In Tamarindo, chef Gian Arcieri closed Koi sushi restaurant and opened Italian restaurant That’s Amore in its place.

Popular Puerto Viejo nightclub Johnny’s Place closed indefinitely following weekend shooting

“No one died this time, but I don’t want to be caught in a crossfire again,” said bar owner Johnny León.

Costa Rica says Nicaragua lacks evidence of alleged damage to border river

At a hearing in the International Court of Justice on Tuesday, Costa Rica dismisses claims made by the Nicaraguan government that road construction near the border represents an environmental threat.

U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna

The "bycatch" problem is slowing efforts to rebuild the bluefin population in the western Atlantic, which is at 36 percent of the 2012 level, according to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

In El Salvador, citizens reject Halloween and celebrate a unique Day of the Dead

8 photos from "La Calabiuza" festival – a Salvadoran tradition that predates the arrival of the Spanish to the country in the 1500s.

U.S. police probe motive after deadly L.A. airport shooting

Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the shooter, named as 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia, pulled out the gun and shot his way through a security checkpoint.

When vegetarianism isn’t so healthy

NUTRITION IN THE NEWS: Processed food is processed food, regardless of whether it contains animal products.

Perchance to dream

SOMEONE SAID: A man is tormented by a recurring night terror in which he is unpersuasive and therefore fails the human race.

U.S. unearths new drug ‘supertunnel’ under Mexican border

For the first time, agents seized cocaine intended to be smuggled through the tunnel as well as more than eight tons of marijuana, indicating that Mexican drug cartels are getting increasingly "desperate," U.S. officials said.

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