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Mexican officials exhume 12 bodies in two clandestine pits

ACAPULCO, Mexico – Authorities have dug up 12 bodies in two clandestine graves in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state, a region plagued by drug violence, authorities said Monday.

Nicaragua’s Ortega wants to have a friendly chat with next Costa Rican president

Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega wants to open up a dialogue with Laura Chinchilla's successor as president of Costa Rica, according to Nicaraguan analysts in a report by the news agency EFE.

Life in Color is surreal Costa Rica dreamscape soaked in paint

“This is so crazy!” exclaimed one concertgoer, a couple of hours after the sun had set. It was Saturday evening, the Life in Color concert was in full swing, and truly, it was a little crazy: Ten thousand people, mostly young and Tico, writhed and gyrated in a giant mass.

Finding Henry’s

You know how it is, because it's a universal if regrettable experience, like stepping on a cowpat or getting caught without an umbrella. This time it was spilling curry on my all-time favorite dress shirt, which then had to be put out of its pain because people think you're weird if you go around wearing curry on your shirt.

North Korea pays hefty fine in Panama over Cuba missile mini-crisis

North Korea paid a fine Saturday for trying to ship undeclared Cuban arms through the Panama Canal, possibly in violation of UN sanctions, authorities said.

Costa Rica elections demonstrate country’s democratic stability

The results of Costa Rica’s Feb. 2 elections demonstrate the ability of the country’s political system to evolve with changing times.

Los Sueños Triple Crown Billfish Series is a record-breaking first tourney

First place went to the Hatteras Xta Sea, captained by John Lagrone and angled by Alexis Chamorro, Julio Chamorro and Emilio Munkel.

Argentines drain banks of dollars for safekeeping in mattresses

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Jorge Lischetti applied to purchase dollars from the government the day Argentina eased controls. He stashed the $300 he was allowed to buy in January in his Buenos Aires home and did the same on the first day of February.

‘Black Heart’ in Brazil heat drives coffee turnaround

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – When Fabio Miarelli opened coffee cherries at his 220-acre farm in the Sul de Minas region to examine how the beans inside were developing, he found wilted, rubbery granules half the normal size.

Costa Rica’s poet, Luis Chaves

I arrived nearly two hours early to the small campus of Veritas University to meet Luis Chaves. Although I didn't want to rush him, I decided to text him. Take your time, but I’m available when you’re ready. Chaves replied back almost immediately. He was on his way.

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