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Nicaragua expels human rights activists

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua on Friday expelled two human rights activists allegedly without justification as they tried to enter the country, according to the human rights organizations involved, which demanded an explanation.

Costa Rica Hermit Crabs Play a Deadly Shell Game for Survival

If you’ve ever picked up a shell from a beach in Costa Rica, you may have found it was already occupied. Millions of hermit...

Face Your Fears with Ziplining and Tarzan Swinging in Costa Rica

If you get a thrill from 100% Aventura's Superman cable in Monteverde — the longest zipline in Latin America — just wait for the 45-meter drop on the terrifying Tarzan swing.

In El Salvador, Nicaragua, abortion can mean death or jail

According to the Salvadoran group Citizens' Coalition for the Decriminalization of Abortion, 129 women were put on trial for abortion in El Salvador between 2000 and 2011. Most of them had their charges upped to murder, according to the group, and many were convicted.

Body of drowned U.S. man found near Jacó, says Red Cross

The missing U.S. man was swimming on Jacó’s main beach Sunday when a riptide pulled him out to sea, according to Red Cross spokesman Freddy Roman. The body was spotted more than 2 miles out to sea by a Aerial Vigilance Service search-and-rescue flight Friday morning.

Costa Rica launches new green building certification

Costa Rica is celebrated around the world for its “green,” pro-environment image. This week, the Green Building Council of Costa Rica is helping to launch a new certification system here that will help builders and homeowners manifest that reputation.

Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death

A U.S. jury on Friday unanimously sentenced Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for perpetrating one of the bloodiest assaults in America since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: Baby, it was born to run

It's less irrational than it sounds that the three scarcest commodities in the post-apocalyptic world envisioned by "Mad Max: Fury Road" — gasoline, bullets and water — are expended with an almost lunatic profligacy.

B.B. King, 89, expanded blues audience

B.B. King, who rose from poverty on a Mississippi Delta cotton plantation to become one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century and an ambassador for American blues music, has died.

Costa Rica’s Monteverde Bat Jungle puts furry flyers on full display

A tour of the Bat Jungle in Monteverde will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bats, and probably a whole lot more.

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