BOMBOLO, Colombia – While Syria’s civil war and political crises in Thailand and Ukraine continue to dominate the headlines, Colombia’s government, led by President Juan Manuel Santos, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) may be about to end the longest and most brutal conflict in Latin America’s history.
An already pricey visit to Corcovado National Park on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula just got more expensive. Costa Rica's National System of Conservation Areas announced in January that starting today visitors to the country's most biodiverse national park must be accompanied by a certified guide.
In 2004, J. Maarten Troost burst onto the travel-writing scene with his first book, “The Sex Lives of Cannibals.” Troost was lovable for many reasons: He was a Gen X slacker, but inspired enough to live in the South Pacific. He was funny, but not hyperbolic. He was Dutch, but not really European – more like a bumbling Englishman with a hemp necklace. He was smart, free-spirited, and utterly fun.
Six of Costa Rica’s 13 presidential candidates appeared at Costa Rica’s evangelical television station Enlace today for a blessing from one of the network’s pastors.
Can Peyton Manning dominate the Seahawks' vaunted defense to win his second Super Bowl? Will ex-San José Mayor Johnny Araya hold off challengers in the presidential election? There's a couple of major clashes going on this Sunday.
Drug Control Police seized 1,631 lbs. of cocaine hidden under 58 boxes of scrap metal in a truck attempting to leave Costa Rica at the Peñas Blacnas border crossing Thursday evening.
If you had never seen a “TED talk” before, you might not have believed that an audience could be so enthusiastic about 26 lectures presented on a bare stage. But there they were, hundreds of TED fans gathered in a dark room at 9:15 a.m., thirsting for “ideas worth spreading.”
The Super Bowl
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Feb. 2 is going to mean pandemonium in Costa Rica, partly because of a nail-bitingly close election, and partly...
