The earthquake shook a large part of the country, including the the Central Valley for several seconds. No significant damage or injuries have been reported.
Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega -- who's been convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and murdering political opponents -- is suing the makers of a popular video game franchise for damaging his image.
La Sele wasn't the only Costa Rican team in Brazil for the World Cup this month. A team of nine teenagers representing Costa Rica's indigenous groups also competed in the international "Indigenous Cup."
President Luis Guillermo Solís, representing Costa Rica as the president pro tempore of the regional organization, is set to meet with the presidents of China, Brazil and Chile during the week-long event in Brasilia.
Nothing says “cosmopolitan” like an international film festival, and thanks to Cine Magaly, San José will host two weeks of European films in this charming downtown cinema.
Costa Rica's star goalie is heading to Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, according to Spain's daily sports newspaper Marca. The national paper put Keylor Navas on the cover for Wednesday's edition with the headline "Keylor to Madrid."
Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration apprehended the suspects, most of them under 30 years of age, with 1.9 metric tons of cocaine in a fishing boat approximately 200 nautical miles southwest of Punta Burica on June 10.
A spokeswoman for the Judicial Investigation Police confirmed to The Tico Times that security cameras and witnesses identified four suspects who were at a La Fortuna bar, El Establo, the last place where the victim was seen before the alleged rape took place early Sunday morning.
