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Lufthansa CEO tours crash area after disclosure of pilot’s depression

Deutsche Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr returned to the scene of the carrier's worst-ever crash, a day after disclosing that the pilot blamed for the deaths revealed in 2009 that he was fighting depression.

Why Atenas is a favorite for expats moving to Costa Rica

When National Geographic first acknowledged Atenas for having the best weather in the world (or el mejor clima del mundo as you’ll see plastered across buses passing by), they -- perhaps inadvertently so -- opened the floodgates to shivering North Americans.

Feel the full frustration of Costa Rican roads with Google Maps’ new Pac-Man game

Google has created another Google Maps/video game mashup for April Fool’s Day 2015. By clicking a Pac-Man icon in the bottom left of the screen, users can convert any road into a live game of Pac-Man.

Ad Astra wins $10 million NASA contract for deep space rocket

The plasma engine could also be mounted on a rocket to deflect asteroids heading too close to the Earth and eventually deep space missions to Mars and beyond.

Maryam Henein Screens Bee Documentary in Costa Rica

Many people know that honeybees are vanishing. They bring this up in conversation in the tone of an urban legend: Have you heard about...

Selena died 20 years ago – why we’re still talking about her

For at least one day every year, Selena-ness is next to godliness.

Costa Rican coffee exports get a jolt from high prices

While coffee and other exports are enjoying a price boom, Costa Rica’s biggest agricultural exports, bananas and pineapple, are looking a little like a bust.

FIRE SALE: Commercial lot with country home

Check out this fire sale price of $220,000. Email: realestate@ticotimes.net for more information. COD: 1-384

Costa Rican cops bust Italian man with 101 cocaine-filled capsules in his stomach

The 31-year-old suspect was arrested as he attempted to board a flight to Venice, Italy.

Monologues on a bus

I saw these panhandlers all the time — men and women, all ages and shapes, who stood before the busload of people and recited their grievances in rehearsed monologues. Then they made their way down the aisle, taking coins in their hands. Sometimes they sold things, like breath mints or religious tchotchkes. Other times they asked only for alms.

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