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Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFerveThe Dalai Lama has said that he may not reincarnate again, and if he does, it will not be in Tibet. He isn’t referring to illumination however. After all, bodhisattvas reincarnate; illumined beings incarnate.The Dalai Lama...

by PABLO FONSECA QCosta Rica has officially adopted the digital television format created by Japan, but adapted to be used by Brazil in Latin America.By an executive order published in La Gaceta, Costa Rica and joined countries such as...

by ALONSO MATA BBoulders up to one meter in diameter fell this weekend on the new San José-Caldera highway due to heavy rains.Landslides left three people injured, who had to be transferred to medical facilities.In addition, debris and rocks...

by VANESSA LOAIZA N.Street vendors in San Jose appear to be separated by blocks and boulevards, according to whether they are Colombians, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Costa Ricans.At least 1,800 street vendor have invaded the few areas dedicated to pedestrians in the...

(Reuters) - Google TV, a service that will bring the Web to television screens, is likely to create more headaches for broadcast and cable executives already concerned with being sidelined by free online video shows on computers.At stake are...

(Reuters) - The U.S. government is forced to rely on BP and the private oil sector to try to plug the gushing Gulf of Mexico well because only they have the technical know-how to stop the spill at those...

by JAIRO VILLEGAS S.The lack of interest in learning is the main cause of college dropout, according to the Survey of Multi-Purpose Household, by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC).Almost 32% of young people between 12 and...

Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFerveThough the rain didn’t begin until mid-morning, by mid-afternoon the park that runs through town felt like a wild place. A light drizzle, almost imperceptible amongst the trees, fell as I walked along the redolent paths,...

by PATRICIA LEITONThe price of staple foods rose again after the historic collapse that occurred last January.In April 2010 the cost of the basic basket, which is a set of 45 basic foodstuffs, amounted to ¢32,081.99, an increase of...

Featured Columnist – Meditations Martin LeFerveAfter some strong insights and strange events with a friend, I go to the parkland for a sitting and walk. The place is stupendous after another late-season storm this morning—redolent, lush, quiet, and mysterious.Others were also...