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Organic assumptions: Looking beyond the label

For many, the “organic” label is synonymous with better health, higher nutrient value lower calories and a premium price to match. But are organic products actually better for us? Are they worth the additional cost?

Solís to suspend Costa Rica’s carbon neutrality goal

According to Solís’ environmental advisor, Patricia Madrigal, the party plans to set a more realistic date for carbon neutrality, likely around 2025.

To the Ukraine and Venezuela: We are here

Kudos to Oscar-winner Jared Leto for reminding us that democratic revolutions are occurring in two hemispheres, not one. Sadly, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, focusing on other important issues, ignored both for weeks.

U.S. forms anti-crime alliance with Guatemala and Mexico

The governments of the United States, Mexico and Guatemala formed a special body Friday to fight drug trafficking and organized crime.

Search continues for vanished Malaysian Airline plane carrying 239 people

Vietnam said its search planes spotted oil slicks in the sea near where a Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 people mysteriously vanished on Saturday, in the first hint at the aircraft's possible fate.

The Lost Art of Costa Rica’s Baker’s Dance: Rediscovering the Baile de la Panadera

The Baile de la Panadera, or the Baker's Dance, is so obscure that many people who make a point of knowing every cultural event...

Change is happening for the women of Sololá

International Women's Day feature: Indigenous women in Guatemala occupy the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder. But that is changing.

More U.S. tourists are taking vacations in Central America

The isthmus saw a 4.2 percent increase in U.S. tourists in 2013 -- up to almost 2.5 million compared to 2.39 million in 2012.

US real estate developer accused of fraud in Jacó allegedly targeted Michigan investors

Investors in the U.S. state of Michigan made up the majority of alleged victims in what investigators are describing as multi-million dollar real estate fraud in the central Pacific tourist town of Jacó, reported WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday.

Solís seeks 1 million votes in runoff election to strengthen his mandate

Citizen Action Party presidential candidate Luis Guillermo Solís announced an ambitious goal to capture 1 million votes in the April 6 runoff election. Solís seeks a popular mandate to govern Costa Rica after National Liberation Party candidate Johnny Araya announced his exit from the race this week.

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