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Where do poinsettias come from?

When we think poinsettia, we think Christmas plant. Fewer of us think about Central America or Mexico, but actually, that’s where poinsettias come from,...

Argentine Scientists Use DNA to Solve ‘Dirty War’ Mass Graves Mystery

The bones, retrieved from mass graves, are among the 30,000 Argentines who "disappeared" during the dictatorship, and presumably were murdered by the regime.

Costa Rica closes investigation of La Penca bombing

Costa Rica’s Prosecutor’s Office on Monday officially closed the investigation into a bombing on the border with Nicaragua in 1984 that killed seven people, including...

As he filmed, Zapruder knew instantly Kennedy was dead

Fifty years ago this month, with his Bell & Howell Zoomatic, 58-year-old Russian immigrant Abraham Zapruder watched the sparkling motorcade round the corner at Dealey Plaza and turn onto Elm Street.

Colonial charm across the border

How to spend three days in Granada, Nicaragua.

Jonestown and the Dark Legacy of Jim Jones

On Nov. 18, 1978 more than 900 people died after drinking poison at a failed utopian settlement in Guyana, in an incident that...

Costa Rica Police losing battle against immigrant smuggling rings

The recent detention of three African immigrants in Guanacaste is just a snapshot of what happens every day in the area, prosecutors and police say.

Costa Rica: 3 natural ways to battle household bugs

DIY IN THE TROPICS: You can never fully escape the creepy crawlies of Costa Rica, but mixing a few non-toxic potions can help.

Did Costa Rica Aid CIA’s Alleged Arms-for-Drugs Scheme in the 1980s?

Lafitte Fernández claims that in the 1980s, the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan went into league with the largest drug traffickers of the era to ship copious quantities of cocaine through Costa Rica and El Salvador to the United States to help support the Contras.

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