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Danta Corcovado rain forest lodge lures ecotourists to Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica — The rustic wooden sign at the entrance to the rickety footbridge separating me from my little cabin in the...

5 questions for Costa Rican band 424 – ‘An album is a photograph’

Felipe Pérez, lead signer of Costa Rican band 424, stopped by The Tico Times' offices in Barrio Amón on a Thursday night to chat about the group's process, the Costa Rican music scene, and how a recent music video helped him check a dream off his bucket list.

AFX AeroFest takes off Sunday in Puntarenas province

Aerial acrobatics by pilots in an Extra 300 plane, skydiving, helicopter rappelling and other activities are on the agenda at this year’s second-annual AFX AeroFest 2015 on Sunday.

WATCH: Costa Rica’s Joel Campbell scores his first home goal for Arsenal

Joel Campbell converted on just his second goal ever for Arsenal on Saturday after a long, often-frustrating four years of fans and coaches waiting for the Tico to make more plays.

Nicaragua’s avowed anti-US leader Ortega eyes new mandate

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – He hasn't officially started campaigning, but Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, is widely believed to be aiming to extend his near decade in power by yet another term.

The Dark and Light Sides of Peru’s Ayahuasca Retreat Industry

The supposed teachings of plants like ayahuasca, datura and tobacco attract travelers from all over the world. Some try to heal diseases, others try to find answers. In the past couple of years, dozens of retreats have been built near Iquitos to accommodate these practices.

Bill would quash ‘political police’ and establish intelligence culture in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly will soon consider a bill to turn the Department of Intelligence and Security (DIS) into the National Intelligence Strategy Directorate (DIEN) to get the agency out of the policing business and transform it into more of a national security information collection entity – and less of a political police agency.

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff vows to fight impeachment ‘coup’

BRASÍLIA, Brazil – A defiant Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday branded impeachment proceedings a "coup" and vowed to fight for her political life by every means possible.

FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as ‘act of terrorism’

The California shooting that killed 14 people on Wednesday is being investigated as an "act of terrorism," David Bowdich, assistant FBI director in Los Angeles, said at a news conference Friday.

Australian politician calls for US travel warning after California shooting

Tim Fischer, a retired Australian politician and former deputy prime minister in the right-wing government of Prime Minister John Howard, issued a stern rebuke of U.S. gun laws Thursday in the wake of the deadly San Bernardino attacks.

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