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In last presidential elections, polls overestimated Libertarian Guevara’s support and underestimated PAC’s

[INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC] Explore how pollsters in Costa Rica stacked up during President Laura Chinchilla's election in 2010.

Prosecutors will seek to extend preventative detention for Jairo Mora murder suspects ahead of February deadline

Seven defendants were charged with the murder, and their preventive detention is set to expire in February.

Costa Rica History: Watch a video of the best Tico Times

This video should make you feel wistful for yellowed, crinkly old newspapers. There's something distinguished about seeing big, important stories laid out on newsprint.

This gross discovery may make you rethink your obsession with sloths

Over the past few years the sloth has turned into the celebrity of the animal kingdom. But while the animal may look adorable in a meme on your computer screen, a new biological theory reveals just how un-cute a real life sloth would probably be to most of its fan base.

Central America upgrades cruise ship, airport facilities in race to attract more tourists

While Costa Rica remains Central America’s top tourist destination, the region’s six other countries are vying to lure tourists and increase revenues by aggressively investing in airports, cruise-ship facilities, hotels and other tourism infrastructure. Here's a comprehensive rundown.

Costa Rica’s deficit hits 5.4 percent of GDP with no sign of shrinking

Finance Minister Edgar Ayales announced Wednesday that Costa Rica’s deficit reached 5.4 percent of gross domestic product at the end of 2013, 1 percent higher than during 2012.

Meet Costa Rica’s 13 presidential candidates

With much of the attention focused on the five top-polling presidential candidates in Costa Rica’s upcoming Feb. 2 elections, you might have missed that there are eight more. Not to worry, here’s your rundown on all 13 candidates. Get to know them before you vote!

Candidates in favor of expanding gay couples’ rights, but not marriage

The four highest polling candidates have all stated they would expand benefits to gay couples such as property rights, though none have advocated true legalization. Johnny Araya, José María Villalta, Otto Guevara and Luis Guillermo Solís have said they support inheritance rights, hospital visitation rights, and access to social security and medical benefits. The candidates varied on the emphasis and extent of their proposals.

Crumbling infrastructure is holding back tourism, says National Liberation Party

Representatives from Costa Rica’s five main political parties sparred during an economic roundtable organized by the Costa Rican-American Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel Real InterContinental in Escazú on Tuesday.

Chile rips Costa Rica, 4-0, in World Cup warm-up

The result is not as bad as it seems, but it was still ugly. Chile shut out Costa Rica 4-0 during an international friendly in the Chilean port town of Coquimbo on Wednesday evening. However, Costa Rica's biggest stars all missed the match.

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