In a candid interview over the weekend, Chinchilla spoke of her conversation with Daniel Ortega, her disappointment with stalled negotiations and Nicaragua's assertion that Costa Rica invests more money into its military than Nicaragua.
As the 20th Ibero-American Summit winds to a close in Argentina, Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla uses the multi-state gathering to build alliances in an ongoing border dispute with Nicaragua.
Some 500,000 Costa Ricans are expected to vote today in municipal elections throughout the country. Elections observers expect turnout to be only modest. Polls close at 6 p.m., local time.
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Costa Rica’s Greentique Hotels is giving Rainforest Alliance supporters a special deal: 25 percent off reservations at any of three...
Already famous, two of the 33 rescued Chilean miners stopped off in Costa Rica to deliver messages of triumph and hope to local students. A movie deal about their experiences trapped in a Chilean mine is said to be under negotiations.
