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Tico Omelette Sets Record

CHICKENS everywhere are hoping this doesn’t turn into another gallo pinto episode. On Sunday, more than 70 Costa Rica chefs turned 12,750 eggs into...

Domestic Violence Bill Obtains Initial Approval

THE Legislative Assembly last week voted 39 to 7 in favor of a bill penalizing violence against women that has been debated since 1999,...

Fiscal Reform Deadline Extended Until March 6

LEGISLATORS and the government last week agreed to extend the final deadline for the completion of last-minute changes to the government’s Permanent Fiscal Reform...

NASA Reports Signs That Mars Once Had Water

WASHINGTON – NASA’s Opportunity rover has found evidence that at least one site on Mars once was drenched in water and capable of supporting...

Talks End With U.S., North Korea Unfurling Jabs

BEIJING – U.S. and North Korean officials traded accusations over why four days of talks aimed at ending the North’s nuclear weapons program ended...

Libya’s Disclosures Put Weapons in New Light

TRIPOLI – The small desert ranch near Tripoli was described as a turkey farm, but there were no birds in sight when a group...

C.A. Customs Union Advances

AS of May 1 of this year, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have agreed to implement a joint customs union. Costa Rica, which...

Guatemala Defends Tourists

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – The Guatemalan government launched a security plan Tuesday that aims to protect the safety of the thousands of tourists who...

Hordes in Argentina Unemployed, Desperate

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Though the economy finally is picking up after the worst financial crisis in Argentina’s history, fear is widespread that this...

Plastic Surgery Becomes Spectacle

ROME – Italy is a country, let us not forget, where the prime minister recently took a month off, shelving economic crises and regional...

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Guatemalan Anti-Drug Congressman Arrested for Narcotics

A former Guatemalan congressman, who was tasked with combating drug trafficking, was arrested in the United States, where he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking...

Red, White, and Pura Vida! Patriots’ Plane Makes Surprise Visit to Costa Rica

The arrival of the plane was documented by Tomás Cubero, who has been an airplane spotter for 20 years. It is his hobby to...

Panama Faces Uncertain Election Amid Corruption and Crisis

Panama will hold unprecedented elections on Sunday, marked by the challenge to the candidacy of former President Ricardo Martinelli's protégé, the favorite to win...

Guatemala’s Arévalo Slams Corrupt Elite on Labor Day

On Wednesday, the President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, lashed out at those "who enrich themselves at the expense of the people" in an event...

Surviving a Bus Accident in Costa Rica

My son and daughter’s annual visit was over. We said our goodbyes at the airport and I dropped off the rental car. From the...
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