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Costa Rica grows some of the best coffee in the world, but exports most of the good stuff to other countries, leaving local supermarkets with the dregs.

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comThe poppies are in full flower on a day that feels like the very pinnacle of spring. It’s sunny and mild in California’s Central Valley, with a border of stupendous clouds along the western horizon.I spot a...

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comRaised 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...

Film review of the highly anticipated movie, Water for Elephants, which debuts in theaters April 22.

A new movement wants to make the use of marijuana legal in Costa Rica. They are hoping a big protest on April 20 will get the government to change the law.

A look at upcoming major motion pictures and how they can be beneficial in your marketing strategy.

Costa Rican and Nicaraguan governments met to discuss the border problems between the two countries, but the meeting was marked by chaos, tensions and distrust.

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comThe best film I’ve ever seen with religious themes is “Black Narcissus.” Filmed in 1947, it deftly delves into the clash between Eastern and Western traditions; the conflict between the sensual and spiritual dimensions of human being;...

Rootzstock 2011 come to Playa Jaco April 23 - don't miss this chance to get your reggae on in Costa Rica!

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comTo a large degree, religion is a straw man for atheists. Even as people “cling to guns and religion” (to borrow a slip of the truth from President Obama during his campaign), organized religion is dying, its...