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Costa Rica's Fuerza Pública embraced the spirit of Christmas through several heart-warming service projects this past week. Honor, Discipline and Service: the three top values of the Costa Rican Public Forces. Their vision?To be professional, trustworthy and integral police force...

The halls are decked, the tamales made, but what will be played as friends and family walk in? TCRN has put together a brief list of popular Christmas songs in Latin America for your listening pleasure

Pope Francis expressed his concerns for the two Central American countries last Sunday, but where’s the true root of their problem?In a call for world peace, Pope Francis made special remarks regarding Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Also included in...

Whether you hate it or love it, frequent news reports suggest Cannabis is a plant to be reckoned with sooner rather than later.There’s a lot of buzz about the marijuana — an herb with special properties, a whole sub-culture...

With thousands of migrants at the border, Presidents Solis and Castro discuss trade and tourism.Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis arrived this week to Havana where he was expected to discuss the current crisis occurring on Costa Rica’s northern...

Lights, camera, action! Theaters across San Jose are taking part in the 2015 International Festival of Cinema.The 2015 International Festival of Cinema in Costa Rica kicked-off last week bringing films, directors, writers and aficionados from across the Americas, Europe...

Costa Rica came out victorious with eight of the eleven possible gold medals at the Surf Competition in Nicaragua on December 7. Panamá, El Salvador  Nicaragua and Costa Rica competed for the Title.For the 10th consecutive year since 2006,...

While the rest of the world debates the pros and cons of letting in refugees, migrant Cubans trapped within Costa Rican borders show their appreciation through community service.Yesterday, December 11, a group of 27 Cuban migrants volunteered to help...

On December 12th and 13th, Uber will be gathering toys for Aldeas Infantiles SOS Costa Rica. From 10am until 4pm this weekend, you can request a free Uber car to pick up your holiday donation from wherever you are in...

Last weekend on December 6 La Asunción de Belén en Heredia opened a new kind of sustainable energy initiative.Truth be told, this initiative is actually a park where cell phones can be charged through a bio-mechanical machine called a...