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Let Me Tell You a Story

Storytelling is an historic art going back to the beginning of language. Before reading became universal it was the way news was spread and...

Discover Belize: Central America’s Hidden Caribbean Treasure

For many Central Americans – a predominantly Pacific-coast oriented population – the Caribbean side of the isthmus has always been considered curiously, if not...

Spanish Program in Costa Rica is a Two-Way Street

When United States citizens Jerri and Daniel Spitzer go out for dinner on a Friday night, their conversation always is dominated by one topic:...

Miskito separatists to assert independence from Nicaragua

Under torrential rains, hundreds of Miskito separatists from rural communities in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) trekked through the mud to the regional...

Living Under Turrialba Volcano: A Costa Rican Farmer’s Reality

TURRIALBA – Lil Castro grew worried when she first heard the volcano she lives beneath rumbling. She began to back the car into the...

Guatemala Wedding Mixes Gringo and Maya Traditions

I’ve seen a whole lot of weddings lately. I’m at that age, I’m told, when all your friends seem to be racing to get...

Pre-Columbian Jade in Costa Rica: Mesoamerican Ties

My last column focused on ancient house and tomb forms, agriculture and the first chiefdoms in the several centuries before and after Christ, and...

Lanterns in Costa Rica Light Up Independence Day Party

Fireworks exploded from the folds of the hills above Escazú, and the steady rhythm of drums could be heard throughout the western suburb. This...

Protecting Costa Rica’s Billfish: The End of ‘Hero Shot’ Photos

The weather throughout Costa Rica continues to be normal for this time of year. The Caribbean side has had mostly calm seas and light winds, and the Pacific coast has been mostly sunny and nice with some evening showers.

Coffee Industry Bucks

MANAGUA – The global financial crisis that has taken a toll on various productive sectors of the economy has spared the coffee industry, which...

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