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A hailstorm frosted Irazú Volcano on Friday

The Tico Times - November 3, 2013

A glacial freeze on Irazú? An official said the national park has never seen anything like it before.

Environment and Wildlife

10 cool facts about Sony’s gorgeous flower eruption ad filmed at Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano

The Tico Times - November 2, 2013

How many petals were used? Did they use CGI? What random household object did Sony oddly donate to park officials?

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rican municipality to ban GMO production

The Tico Times - November 1, 2013

In a unanimous decision on Friday, the municipality of Matina, Limón, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, passed an ordinance banning the growth of genetically...

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Guatemala looks to Colombia’s success to overhaul police force

The Tico Times - November 1, 2013

Some 10,000 new police officers will be added to the country’s payroll, and cops will be given more guns to take on violent crime.

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Costa Rican police and U.S. DEA shut down gunrunning operation with links to Colombia’s FARC

The Tico Times - November 1, 2013

Acting on intelligence by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Costa Rican authorities seized 35 illegal weapons, including AR-15's, and 492 kilograms of cocaine destined for Mexico on Thursday evening.

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