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Nicaraguans Flee Ortega’s Dictatorship: Round Two of Exile Begins

A group of Nicaraguans who fled their war-torn country during the 1980s and came back the following decade is once again wanting out. These...

Costa Rica’s Henrietta Boggs: The First Lady of the Revolution

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – All roads led to revolution in the Costa Rica of 1948, when a hacienda owner named José Figueres Ferrer would overthrow...

Leatherback Turtles Arrive on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast

The first leatherback sea turtles of the season arrived last week to nest on the sandy shores of the northwestern province of Guanacaste. The...

Miskito Community Loses Its Forest

MANAGUA – Nicanor Polanco said he had no idea a hurricane was heading his way when he and his fellow cooperative members went out...

Confessions of a Retired Doctor: Looking Back on a Life in Medicine

The daily turmoil of a clinical practice leaves little room for reflection, but plenty for self-doubt. Did I get that melanoma in time; what...

Coffee Farmers Urged to Focus on Quality

MANAGUA – The keys to Nicaragua’s full recovery from the 2000-2004 global coffee crisis are to focus on quality, not quantity, and to create...

Costa Rica Expat Story: A Mission to Transform Lives with Music

First, a disclaimer: I haven’t witnessed many, if any, live performances by musicians of Lorin Hollander’s caliber in my lifetime. But the fact remains...

Ex-Panama Dictator Noriega Awaits U.S. Decision on France Extradition

MIAMI – U.S. District Judge William C. Turnoff ruled here Aug. 28 that former Panamanian dictator Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega can be extradited to...

Costa Ricans Choose Country’s Top Places to Visit

The uninhabited Isla del Coco off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast is the country’s most “wonderful” natural site, according to thousands of people whose opinions...

Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: Why Making Mistakes is Key

Ticos have an expression: “En boca cerrada, no entra mosca” (“In a closed mouth, no fly enters”). This means that the way to stay...

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