Costa Rica didn’t fare particularly well in most of the events in the World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Nicaragua, held in early May. But in the SUP technical women's race, which happened last Sunday, the Ticos were redeemed with a bronze medal won by paddler Jenny Kalmbach.
When Chieko Takemi speaks at the University for Peace on May 20, she will discuss one of the most painful topics in Japanese society today: The “comfort women” of World War II.
Central American countries have spent years battling the crippling coffee fungus known as roya or leaf rust. Now the U.S. Agency for International Development...
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Colombians voiced anger Monday after 32 children burned to death when an overcrowded bus burst into flames as authorities arrested the driver who was seen fleeing the inferno.
Calle 13, the Puerto Rican hip hop-reggaeton fusion group known for astute social commentary and Caribbean groove put on a rowdy, provocative show Saturday at the Pedregal Event Center in San Antonio de Belén. Promoting the release of its new album, "Multi_Viral," the band reminded the crowd that Calle 13 means much more than reggaeton.
Another 25 people - including one adult - were injured and seriously burned in the blaze at the town of Fundación, in the department of Magdalena, Cesar Uruena with the Colombian Red Cross told AFP.
The anticipation was palpable Friday night as a room of producers from across Costa Rica met at the Costa Rican Coffee Institute’s field office in San Pedro de Barva, Heredia, to hear who would win the honor of the best coffee in a country renowned for its high quality beans.
