To honor the victims on the 30th anniversary of the bombing, and to renew calls for an end to impunity in the case, The Tico Times has compiled a series of stories as told by victims, journalists, investigators and others affected in the aftermath.
Cases of dengue have multiplied nearly five times in the last 10 years in Latin America, affecting 2.3 million people in 2013, even though its mortality rate dropped, according to figures released this Thursday by the Pan American Health Organization.
Speaking at the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce, President Luis Guillermo Solís said the country must continue to follow the model of advanced countries and include more women in positions of authority.
Picture this: Your wacky uncle appears with an ancient scrap of paper. Together, you decode its inscription, and you learn that an Icelandic volcano opens a shortcut into the Earth’s mantle. He insists that you travel to Reykjavik, hire a brutish guide named Hans, and crawl in this fiery crevice, armed only with hemp ropes and canteens of water.
