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Uber starts accepting drivers in Costa Rica but government threatens fines

Vice Minister of Transport Sebastián Urbina told La Nación that any cars operating with Uber would be considered “pirates” and could face fines of ₡99,000 (roughly $185) and lose their plates.

First death from chikungunya virus reported in Nicaragua

A 22-month-old boy has become Nicaragua's first reported victim of chikungunya virus.

Two Weeks in Costa Rica: A Family Adventure Through Nature and Beauty

It was a happy problem to have: My two sons and one of their moms were coming to Costa Rica for two weeks and...

Costa Rica’s struggle with fiscal reform highlights its governance problems

Former two-term President Óscar Arias: “In this dysfunctional democracy that we have, it is difficult to achieve what you propose.”

Former US President Jimmy Carter, 90, announces that he has cancer

Carter, 90, said the disease was discovered during recent liver surgery to remove "a small mass" and that the cancer "is now in other parts of my body."

A Favorite and Easy Red Pepper Recipe

While stopped at an intersection in my car, a man was selling beautiful red peppers to the line of stalled cars held captive by...

Costa Rican authorities to drop murder charges in death of US traveler

More than two years after Steven Flesch's death, prosecutors were unable to secure testimony from two key witnesses, Costa Rica Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Karla Rivera said in an email.

Costa Rican motorists soon won’t have to wait for police to clear minor car accidents

Casa Presidencial said the change would free up traffic police to address other issues and clear the country’s congested roadways from unnecessary traffic jams.

For events at the new U.S. Embassy in Havana, a question: Whom to invite?

Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrives in Havana Friday for a ceremony to raise the Stars and Stripes once more at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. He'll meet with dissidents later in the day.

This one species of octopus plays with its food and has really weird sex

The larger Pacific striped octopus displays mating and hunting behavior unlike any other, suggesting that the routines we think of as being "normal" for an octopus might just be the only ones we've observed.

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