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The First Woman Voter in Costa Rica Reflects on Democracy and Politics

Tico Times - November 4, 2005

Bernarda Vásquez no longer follows politics. After a year of highly publicized scandals in which photos of ex-Presidents in handcuffs provided persuasive evidence to...

Crime

21 Years Later, Journalists Seek Justice for La Penca Bombing Victims

Tico Times - October 28, 2005

THE Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has agreed to study a complaint filed by the Costa Rican Journalists' Association against the Costa Rican government...

Arts and Culture

A Trapiche’s Story: Carrying on the Family, Costa Rican Tradition

Tico Times - October 21, 2005

AT 2 a.m., 15-year-old Eduardo Sand quietly slips out of his house to begin a long day of work at the trapiche, the traditional...

Travel and Tourism

Why Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean is a Diver’s Dream Destination

Tico Times - October 7, 2005

WHILE most divers come to Costa Rica to see big animals, the corals living at dive sites on both coasts always add to the...

Crime

Protocolo 84 Revisits the Unsolved Mystery of the La Penca Bombing

Tico Times - September 23, 2005

WHEN Ignacio Sánchez attended the Costa Rican Journalists' Association awards Tuesday night, he was reminded of the value of his work, and not just...

Arts and Culture

Torch Ignites National Pride and Celebrations in Costa Rica

Tico Times - September 16, 2005

Witt a backdrop of flickering flashbulbs, echoing drums and illuminated paper lanterns, President Abel Pacheco accepted the symbolic Torch of Independence Wednesday night in...

Expat Living