The former president of the Social Security System and an adviser are ordered to pay ₡29 million ($56,000) in damages, but both may avoid actually seeing jail time.
Jailed conservationist and Sea Shepherd President Paul Watson, released on bail Monday, will attend Wednesday’s protest in Berlin. Over the weekend, the Costa Rican government defended the decision to prosecute Watson.
He will be remembered as one of the most influential Latin American novelists of all time. Mexico's Carlos Fuentes died on Tuesday at 83. Hundreds of fans and friends bade farewell in a ceremonious Wednesday.
