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How two friends made a dream about early retirement come true in Central AmericaThe first thing I see each morning when I step out on the porch of my home in Costa Rica is the ever-changing Gulf of Nicoya.As...

Costa Rican Word/Common Spanish Alternative/Translationabanico/ ventilador/ fan (box or ceiling) enojado/ enfadado (Spain)/ angry birra/ cerveza/ beer boñiga/ estiércol/ manure bomba/ gasolinera/ gas station cabecera/ almohada/ pillow calzones (not the food)/ ropa interior/ underwear (bottoms) carro/ coche, auto/ car faja/ cinturón/ belt (clothing) largo/ lejos/ far, far away macho/...

For those who choose to retire in Costa Rica, the ability to stay in touch with loved ones, run an Internet-based business or just peruse world news is critical to a happy retirement. In this column I will cover...

The mountain reservoir is low. Ten or fifteen meters of steep hillside lie exposed, and the light brown soil is pockmarked with stumps from trees cut down over fifty years ago.But the bowl is still beautiful, and a stiff...

For hundreds of years, torrential weather has shaped Costa Rica’s valleys and canyons, creating a landscape whose twists, dips, and bumps are ripe for rafting opportunities. Some of the country’s most well known rivers – including the Reventazon, Pacuare...

The most expected feasts by the community of Palmares and the rest of the country, thanks to their social development, are taking place on January 11th-23rd.Food stands, concerts, a horse parade, bull rides, cultural performances, fireworks, among other fun...

Brazil’s government adopting measures aimed at producing the first sustainable World Cup in history.By Nelza Oliveira for Infosurhoy.comRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil wants 2014 to be the year the World Cup goes green. The road to a sustainable...

Twenty years ago this month the Soviet Union broke up. Russians are restive again, though the entrenched oligarchy (having gone from communism to capitalism, from putsch to Putin) will be very hard to dislodge.On one hand, it seems like...

Raised as a Catholic when the Mass was in Latin, I was compelled to go to church six days a week (five times before school, once on Sunday, when it was a mortal sin to miss). One Sunday, as...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The number of children working in dangerous or illegal jobs fell 14% in the past 10 years in the Dominican Republic – a remarkable turnaround from just a decade ago, when the country was...