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Garnier development firm joins ranks of ‘esencial Costa Rica’

The property development firm Garnier & Garnier has won a license to use the national tourism trademark “esencial (essential) Costa Rica.”

Former Costa Rican vice president elected to Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Elizabeth Odio Benito, a Costa Rican lawyer and former vice president, has a long resume of accomplishments in international human rights and national government.

Ms. Sloth Kong does the Gangnam Style (강남스타일)

The Costa Rican women’s national football team earned its second point in a FIFA World Cup last Saturday, in a 2-2 tie with South Korea....

Costa Rica court orders better prison beds for conjugal visits

If people get squeamish at the thought of sleeping in hotel beds, image this: Prisoners at La Reforma penitentiary sued for nicer mattresses for their conjugal visits.

‘Stop eating Nutella’ urges French environment minister

PARIS – France's environment minister, Segolene Royal, has rankled the company that makes Nutella by urging the public to stop eating its irresistible chocolate hazelnut spread, saying it contributes to deforestation.

Pope to warn global warming is killing the planet

A landmark Church statement on the environment, due to be officially released on Thursday, places the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics firmly in the camp of those who say climate change is mainly man-made.

Costa Rica court refuses to hear sex reassignment case

With no alternative in Costa Rica, the plaintiff asked the Caja to pay for the sex reassignment surgery in another country.

Little Free Library thrives in Puriscal

The shelves gradually filled once more, and Jessica even found a pleasant surprise: Eight of the titles bore no stickers, indicating that they were donations. Not only was the library working, but they were also receiving fresh editions.

US overseas passport, visa requests sidelined by technical problems

If someone requested a U.S. passport between May 26 and June 14 and they have travel plans within the next 10 business days, they should consider requesting an emergency passport at the U.S. embassy or consulate at which you originally applied, according to the State Department website.

What’s behind Mexico’s military buying binge?

A load of 30 million bullets was soon followed by fleets of Black Hawk helicopters and thousands of Humvees: in all more than $1 billion of U.S. military equipment sold to Mexico within the past two years.

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