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.
We've long known that life isn't fair and that the world's wealth is unevenly distributed. But the latest factoid from Oxfam on global poverty and inequality is breathtaking. The top 0.00000001 percent are worth as much as the bottom 50 percent combined.
After Johnny Araya’s Facebook page posted a seemingly doctored photo of a huge rally for the presidential candidate, opponents didn't waste any time before retaliating. Using much better Photoshop skills then they accuse Araya's campaign team of using, quick-witted Costa Ricans created their own versions of what happened at the rally. Mickey Mouse, Justin Bieber and Pope Francis all were there.
Work to enlarge the Panama Canal will be completed in 2015 no matter what, Panamanian Finance Minister Frank De Lima said Wednesday, despite the continuing feud over cost overruns with contractor GUPC.
Johnny Araya of the ruling National Liberation Party is the leading presidential hopeful among registered voters who have made up their minds, according to the latest poll from the University of Costa Rica’s Center for Research and Policy Studies (CIEP). But he's a long way from avoiding a runoff.
However, the "Undecided" option remains the top choice in the poll.
Japanese fishermen were out at sea attempting to trap more dolphins on Wednesday, campaigners said, after the bloody slaughter of dozens of the animals the previous day was hidden from view behind screens.
When Indian activist Vandana Shiva began her speech at the University of Costa Rica’s agronomy auditorium Tuesday, you could still hear the drums and claps of hundreds outside waiting to get in.
Just two weeks before the presidential elections National Liberation Party candidate Johnny Araya's campaign is in full swing, stopping Tuesday night for a rally in the provincial capital of Liberia, in Guanacaste. But a photo of the rally posted Tuesday night on Araya's Facebook page set off a firestorm on social media, with critics alleging the photo is a fraud.
Who knew campaigning could be this fun? The Citizen Action Party, or PAC, got a publicity boost when supporter and designer Jorge Guntanis created a video game emulator based on the arcade classic Pac-Man. (Get it?)
Miss Nicaragua 2013 Nastassja BolÃvar had her crown taken away, according to a statement from the country's local Miss Universe franchise. The surprise move has shocked the country.
The director of the franchise, Karen Celebertti, decided that BolÃvar "will have no involvement in the official events" for the Miss Nicaragua Organization. Celebertti alleged that the conflict began shortly after BolÃvar was elected to represent Nicaragua, and insubordination led to the beauty queen losing her title.
