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UPDATED: 10 U.S. citizens, two Costa Rican pilots killed in plane crash

The aircraft, a single-propeller Cessna 208 Caravan, went down in a mountainous area near the Pacific coastal beach town of Punta Islita in the northwestern province of Guanacaste

Paradise marred: Who killed Barry Lawson?

When one of Tamarindo’s most beloved community members died from injuries sustained in a home invasion, townspeople demanded immediate justice. Six months later they’re still looking for answers.

Mexico’s lucha libre in shock over wrestler’s death

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The flying kicks that make lucha libre one of Mexico's most popular events turned into tragedy after a wrestler died in the...

Victims in fatal bus crash in southern Costa Rica were local health care workers

Residents in southern Costa Rica are mourning the deaths of three people – two of them health care workers – killed in a Friday evening bus crash that left several others seriously injured in Limoncito de Coto Brus, Puntarenas.
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La Carpio Shows Signs of Change After Years Marked by Poverty

Years ago the name La Carpio stood for extreme poverty, homes made of corregated metal and recycled wood, and high crime. That's all changed....

Costa Rica Rolls Out National Strategy to Stop Wildlife Electrocutions

Costa Rica is moving to give national force to a strategy aimed at reducing one of its most persistent threats to wildlife: electrocution on...

Costa Rica Prepares for Severe El Niño as Water, Power and Tourism Face Pressure

Costa Rica is preparing for a difficult El Niño cycle that could put pressure on water supplies, electricity costs and tourism services in some...

Costa Rica’s Humpback Whale Season Begins on the Pacific Coast

Few wildlife encounters rival the sight of a humpback whale breaching from warm tropical waters, and Costa Rica has quietly become one of the...