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Top 5 Crime Stories of 2013

Year-in Review 2013: The Tico Times looks back at the biggest Costa Rican crime stories of the year.

Candidates tell pot smokers not to hold their breath on marijuana legalization

Proponents of the medicinal properties of pot, however, might come away hopeful from some of the Costa Rican presidential candidates' comments.

What were the most popular Google searches in Costa Rica in 2013?

We obsess over celebrity deaths, a cheeping chicken and learning how to lock lips.

Gringos see Costa Rica as a dream wedding destination

Google shows a strong increase in the number of U.S. citizens looking to get married in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica approves seven more agreements on tax-information sharing

The deal with Nordic countries aims to improve financial transparency and Costa Rica's once notorious image as a tax haven.

The best of Costa Rica in 2013, according to everyone else

Year-in-Review 2013: Costa Rica is happier, prettier and more environmentally friendly than the rest of the world, some sources say.

Presidential candidates snub rival José María Villalta’s tamal invitation

The progressive party candidate invited his rivals over to partake in a Tico Christmas tradition.

Costa Rica misses yet another deadline to lift ban on in vitro fertilization

Lawmakers could not reach a quorum to take up the long-delayed bill, violating another deadline set by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Guatemala tops ‘femicide’ list in Central America

In the past year 707 women have been murdered in Guatemala, followed by 606 in Honduras and 321 in El Salvador.

Bootleggers make bank with black-market booze, cigarettes

Upwards of 22 percent of alcoholic drinks in Costa Rica are illegal contraband, while black-market cigarettes and fake pharmaceuticals are increasingly available, according to the Finance Ministry.

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