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Romans will crucify Jesus in annual Good Friday parades throughout Costa Rica

The annual procession is held in towns and cities across the country, but the largest and most elaborate parade will start in downtown San José starting at 10:30 a.m.

The Costa Rican miracle woman who made Pope John Paul II a saint

Floribeth Mora, a 50-year-old Costa Rican, has now become a sort of religious icon herself.

Russia, West reach surprise deal on Ukraine crisis

Russia, Ukraine, the U.S. and EU reached a surprise deal Thursday on de-escalating the worsening Ukrainian crisis, in a ray of hope for the former Soviet republic that has plunged into chaos.

Watch out for burglaries and out-of-control effigy burnings this holiday weekend

Even a deeply religious holiday like Easter is not completely free of mischief. Saturday, the night before Easter, marks the traditional "Burning of Judas" where Catholics set flame to effigies of Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus and led to his crucifixion.

Mexico frees 179 kidnapped Central America migrants

Five people handling the migrants, who were from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua, were arrested, an official in the prosecutor's office told AFP.

Just hanging out for Semana Santa

A red-eyed tree frog hangs from a plant near La Fortuna in northeast Costa Rica. The red-eyed tree frog has become a Costa Rican...

After World Cup wipeout, Costa Rica axes Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach

Juan Diego Quesada was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Under-17 Women's National Team less than a month after Costa Rica's dismal performance in the World Cup hosted by the country.

AC/DC nixes break-up rumors, will rock on without lead guitarist

The news keeps alive the rumor of a possible 40th anniversary tour that has some Ticos speculating about a Costa Rica tour stop.

Puerto Limón

A man runs down the beach near the Puerto Limón cruise ship dock. Limón, the largest city on Costa Rica's Caribbean, is seeking to...

276 people arrested so far during Semana Santa

Not everyone in Costa Rica is taking the holy part of Semana Santa all that seriously.

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