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Costa Rica cuts contributions to political campaigns to contain deficits

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The country intends to contain the fiscal shortfall through a series of spending cuts and new income
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Carlos Alvarado urges global push to end Nicaragua crisis

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The president spoke at the Paris Peace Forum.
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Why hello there

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Carlos in Paris.
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Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado visits the United States

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The president's meetings will focus on issues including security, investment, finance, the environment and technology.
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Costa Rica at a glance: top news from the past week

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Highlights from President Alvarado's first full week in office.
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Experience Costa Rica’s inauguration in our interactive video

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Experience the sights and sounds of the Plaza de la Democracia on Inauguration Day.
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The future is in our hands

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It's a Costa Rican party onstage.
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More of our favorite pics from Costa Rica’s inauguration

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From morning bike rides to evening music, our team was on hand.
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Legislative assembly president bikes to Costa Rica’s inauguration ceremony

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President Carlos Alvarado, who rode to the ceremony in a hydrogen-fueled bus, was escorted by a team of cyclists.
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PHOTOS: Carlos Alvarado is sworn in as Costa Rica’s 48th president

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Alvarado discussed climate change mitigation, job creation, and tax reform in his inaugural address.
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Costa Rica prepares for presidential inauguration in downtown San José

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While May 8 is not a national holiday, josefinos should plan as if it were one:
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Evangelicals make up quarter of Costa Rica’s new assembly

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The Legislative Assembly taking office today is unlike any other in Costa Rican history.
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Our chat with Epsy Campbell, Costa Rica’s vice president-elect

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The Tico Times sat down with the vice president-elect to discuss inequality, corruption and what she calls Costa Rica's new opportunity.
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President-elect unveils gender-balanced, multi-party Cabinet in Costa Rica

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The Cabinet includes more women than any in Costa Rican history: 14 women ministers and 11 men.
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