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Costa Rica Real Estate: What’s Not Included in When You Buy a Home

Every country has its own rules for buying and selling a Costa Rican home. You don’t often buy or sell a home usually, unless...

Europe’s pointless exercise in Greek austerity

WASHINGTON, D.C. — History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, and finally as trolling. That, at least, is the case in Greece, where its lenders want it to cut its pensions rather than hike its business taxes, because they're afraid those increases would, as the Financial Times' Peter Spiegel reports, "crimp economic growth."

New Tinder-inspired apps will help you keep your girlfriend … then dump her

In an age when we need phones to remind us to say "happy anniversary," it's little surprise that two new apps — Binder and HeroBoyfriend — have arrived to assist with the whole "relating" part of "relationships."

Police investigate disappearance of US expat in Costa Rica

Brian Lynn Hogue, 64, disappeared while driving from San José to Guápiles, where he lives on a farm with his wife, Susan, and their son, according to a statement from his family. He was planning to return to the United States this week to attend his daughter’s wedding before he went missing.

Costa Rican businessman held in ‘deplorable’ conditions in Nicaraguan jail, says foreign minister

The harsh treatment of the Costa Rican man by Nicaraguan penitentiary officials has added another layer of tension to an already strained relationship between the two Central American neighbors.

Young San José restaurant owners offer up new alternatives downtown

Young entrepreneurs are giving a facelift to the downtown San José culinary scene with a fresh take on restaurants, cafes and bars.

The irrational behaviors keeping you from making a good deal

They say everybody has a price. What they don't tell us is that sellers and buyers often have very different prices – prices that have little to do with supply and demand, as economic theory would have us believe.

New Order to release first full studio album in a decade

"Music Complete" will be New Order's first full studio release since 2005's "Waiting For The Siren's Call," and sees keyboardist Gillian Gilbert return to record her first album with the band since 2001.

US beats Colombia, advances to quarterfinals at Women’s World Cup

EDMONTON — The United States remained on a strange and confounding path in this Women's World Cup on Monday, adding a missed penalty kick by the greatest scorer in international football history to a long list of shortcomings. But to their credit, the U.S. has discovered ways to remain in contention for a first title in 16 years.

NBA star Kobe Bryant vacations in Costa Rica

Bryant arrived at Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, on June 18 for his second visit to Costa Rica.

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