You'd think former Tico Times reporter Rebecca Kimitch would be celebrating the night after her Pulitzer win. She wasn't - she was working on a new story. During a short break from her writing, she discussed with an old friend the future of journalism, her memories of Costa Rica, and a 15-year journalism career that, from the looks of things, is just getting started.
Costa Rica's president says a tender is already underway for a private-aviation upgrade at the Quepos airfield near Manuel Antonio, with a new passenger terminal to follow.
Three Limón fishermen missing since Sept. 21 were found alive off Panama's Caribbean coast after their boat's engine failed and a cellphone call to 911 led rescuers to them.