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Beyond Belief

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.com We met at one of the 50,000 Starbucks (5 in this small city alone). She was a Christian from Africa, but she had been in the States long enough not to reveal that until well into our...

Costa Rica hold Argentina, minus Messi, to a goalless draw

Many had expected an easy win for Argentina over Costa Rica, but the Messi-less South Americans failed to score a goal against the heroic fighting Costa Ricans.

Costa Rica got the blues, baby!

Photos from Costa Rica's 4th Annual Blues Festival

Things Are Heating Up

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.com As the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown in Japan, as well as the upheavals in the Arab world attest, cosmic intelligence is upping the ante on humanity. Not out of some human-projected sense of punishment (there is...

Costa Rica’s New National Stadium: Schedule of Events

Costa Rica’s new National Stadium opens it’s doors to the public this Saturday, kicking off the inauguration with a soccer match between Costa Rica and China.

The UN Comes Up to the Mark

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.com. On March 11, I visited the little known birthplace of the United Nations--Muir Woods on the Marin Peninsula near San Francisco. This was before the Security Council passed Resolution 1973 to prevent more civilian massacres in Libya,...

Obama’s Latin American trip sparks new era – Clinton

President Obama’s trip to Latin America will lay the foundation for a new era, Hillary Clinton said in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington D.C. on March 18.

Across Oceans and Centuries

On a gray and chilly afternoon without a car, I have to give myself a nudge to get out on the bike into the country for a sitting. But the dreary day is instantly forgotten when a hovering hawk—a...

U.S. Diplomats: Costa Rica’s Police Program Off to Good Start

Costa Rica’s efforts to transform its police program were considered “ambitious” as well as “urgently needed” by American diplomats in Costa Rica, according to a diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

Clinton: Money is Not Enough to Prevent Drug Trafficking

Dollars alone are not enough to help Central American countries taking on drug trafficking organizations in their countries. More effective methods are needed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at a press meeting with Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister in Washington D.C.Dollars alone are not enough to help Central American countries taking on drug trafficking organizations in their countries. More effective methods are needed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at a press meeting with Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister in Washington D.C.
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