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Brazilian Newspapers Decide to Withdraw from Google News

Latin America News - The Newspaper Association of Brazil (ANJ), which reports 90% of the daily news in Brazil, decided to leave the Google News service and prohibit Google to publish to news search partners. The 154 members of the...

Latin American Economic System Elects New Secretary General

The Council of the Latin American Economic System (SELA) appointed as new permanent secretary, economist Roberto Guarnieri from Venezuela. Guarnieri replace the Mexican José Rivera, according to the decision taken at the end of the XXXVIII Regular Meeting of the...

Panama Demonstrations Leave 1 Dead and Several Injured

Hundreds of people marched Saturday through the streets of the city of Colon, on the Caribbean coast of Panama, a day after violent demonstrations left a child dead and several injured. Latin America News - Panama riot police were on...

Alajuela Occidente Attracting those looking at Retirement in Costa Rica

For those North Americans looking at retirement in Costa Rica, many have seen Alajuela’s Occidente at the better choice because location, weather and what many consider being the lowest Cost of living in Costa Rica, in terms of populated...

IDB Approves $ 200 Million for a Hydroelectric Plant in Costa Rica

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan of 200 million dollars for the construction of the hydroelectric plant in Costa Rica. In a press release the IDB said this renewable energy project is largest in Central America. Construction of the...

River Front Property with 2 Bedroom Cottage

This quaint, lovely, cottage sits on 1500m2 river front properties in a beautiful rural tropical area called Bajo Zuñiga, just 15 minutes from the San Ramon center. Surrounded by lush tropical mountain forest and with a Listing Price of...

Superbly Finished Large 4 Bedroom Las Lomas San Ramon

In one of San Ramón’s newest residential areas, Las Lomas, this 4 bedroom home is superbly finished throughout, modern construction, secure and well designed. This lovely Costa Rica property is for sale or rent San Ramon Costa Rica Real...

Construction of the Costa Rica Nicaragua Border Trail to Continue in 2013

From the moment that the President of the Republic, Laura Chinchilla, announced it would resume work on the Costa Rica Nicaragua Border Trail; questions have arisen concerning the control mechanisms that will be implemented to monitor the construction process. The...

Organized Crime Major Cause of Displacement in Central America

Organized crime and violence are the "new major sources of internal and external displacement in Central America", reported today in Costa Rica International Center for Human Rights of Migrants (CIDEHUM). The director of the organization, Gabriela Rodriguez, said in an...

Employment among Latin American Women Increased by 15%

Latin America – Costa Rica had the second highest growth rate in women employment for Latin America, according to the World Bank Report. Employment among Latin American women increased by 15% from 2000-2010, but there is still wage inequality compared...
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 San José Municipality Cancels Zapote Fair Tender: Are Year-End Festivities at Risk?

The iconic year-end celebrations in San José, Costa Rica, face mounting uncertainty after the local government officially declared the...