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Seahawks flatten Packers as NFL seasons kicks off

Running back Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks breaks the tackle of  Green Bay Packers' linebacker Nick Perry as he scores a touchdown during...

Costa Rica among top 3 most competitive economies in Latin America, says report

Costa Rica has enjoyed a steady rise in the index during the last several years, jumping three spots this year, up from 54. The country scored especially well on metrics for health and education, technology readiness, and innovation potential.

Costa Ricans psyched for this weekend’s Philharmonic Orchestra tribute to Pink Floyd

Tickets for the remaining show range from $40 to $70, and can be purchased www.specialticket.net. The Sunday performance begins at 2 p.m. at the Melico Salazar Theater.

Good Friday on Lake Arenal

The road was a punishing rollercoaster. My saving grace was the lake itself – at the top of each slope, the foliage fell away, revealing rocky lakefront and fogged-over hills.

The 36 best Gustavo Cerati songs to get you through the day

The world lost a musical icon today with the death of Argentine singer, songwriter and unequaled rocker Gustavo Cerati.

Despite drought, Central American coffee harvest is looking up

Central American coffee farmers have struggled with a ravenous fungus, drought and low prices for the last several years, but it looks like the 2014/2015 harvest might start to turn the corner, according to reports from governments across the isthmus. Higher potential production and buoying coffee prices might be the jolt the region needs to kick off its recovery.

Costa Rica could use a great weather app, but IMN’s new release falls short

To help us prepare for the day, Costa Rica’s National Metereological Institute (IMN) recently released its own app - a valiant effort to interpret the local troposphere for everyday people, but too full of flaws and bugs to be a worthy option.

It’s getting more expensive to give up your US citizenship

The processing fee to renounce U.S. citizenship went up 422 percent, according to a press release from the U.S. Embassy in San José on Wednesday. Starting on Sept. 12, the fee to renounce U.S. citizenship is increasing from $450 to $2,350. U.S. citizens living abroad have been giving up their passports in record numbers in recent years, and the State Department seems primed to make some money in the process.

Drug policy in Central America criminalizes poverty, says Costa Rica Public Security Minister

"Anti-drug policies in Central America have not had their desired effect,” Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa said. "I can say that after 20 years experience fighting drug trafficking, ... the cases where white collar criminals are caught, those who never touch the drugs, these cases are scarce.”

Nicaragua canal survey off to rocky start marked by fear and mistrust

Last week as I was driving through the sweltering Nicaraguan countryside in the southwestern department of Rivas, a convoy of soldiers traveling at midday on the Inter-American Highway caught my eye.

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