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Costa Rica Supreme Court cries foul on environment minister’s participation in Jairo Mora protest

Supreme Court President Zarela Villanueva criticized President Luis Guillermo Solís for not keeping his ministers in order following the acquittal of the suspects in the Jairo Mora murder trial on Jan. 26.

Albrecht Dürer exhibit sheds light on art, Renaissance… and the occult?

The Central Bank Museums have received a magnificent collection of original Dürer prints, which are arranged in roughly chronological order, and it is astonishing to see how a doubt young man gradually mastered texture and perspective.

In 2nd day of trial, Honduran judges say they acted in defense of human rights

Lawyers for the four judges dismissed in Honduras for objecting to the country’s 2009 coup clashed with adversaries from the government on Tuesday at the closing of a hearing at the Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

First-Time Scuba Diving in Costa Rica: A Beginner’s Experience

For every new skill, you first have to get your feet wet – and this is especially true when it comes to scuba diving....

Costa Rican Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa steps down

Amid rumors swarming around Casa Presidencial this week of a major shakeup in President Luis Guillermo Solís’ Cabinet, word came Tuesday that Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa would step down effective Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Mexico’s Peña Nieto asks for investigation into his mansions

MEXICO CITY – Battling favoritism accusations, Mexico's scandal-hit President Enrique Peña Nieto announced on Tuesday an investigation into houses that he, his wife and his finance minister bought from government contractors.

Honduran judges sacked for opposing 2009 coup seek reparations at Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Former Judge Guillermo López: “It’s unheard of that a high court of justice would make an effort to legitimize what had been a coup d’etat.”

4 tips to lowering your electricity cost in Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s beautiful climate and natural surroundings leave little to complain about, but no place is perfect. And if there is one common complaint...

#ThePoliticsofReligion

Religion, it has been said, is exclusively a private matter. But it’s not. I don't mean that the state should be able to intrude on the sphere of our personal and private beliefs. But when we are outspoken about our faith or when we practice our religious rituals in public, we are engaging with other citizens, and must consider others.

Smartphone taxi service hits Costa Rica

Car service mobile apps like Uber have become one of the biggest trends in tech and transportation, and now Costa Rica has its own version: Easy Taxi. While Uber sought to disrupt traditional taxi service by contracting independent drivers with their own cars, Easy Taxi isn’t looking to disrupt the traditional car service so much as improve on it.

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