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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.

WikiLeaks reveals U.S. concern over immigration

Costa Rica’s recognition of China led the U.S. ambassador to raise concerns over illegal Chinese immigration to Costa Rica and drug trafficking.

U.S. diplomats: China is ’Santa Claus’ in Costa Rica – WikiLeaks

After Costa Rica’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China in 2007, the country now has a new sensitivity to China and human rights issues. Closer economic ties have made China ‘Santa Claus’, say U.S. diplomats according to cables released by WikiLeaks.

Film Review: No Strings Attached

By Jose Solís, TheCostaRicaNews.com. During the last decade, and after the abdication of Julia Roberts as the Queen of Romantic Comedies, the genre has taken a turn for the worst as it tries to deal with female empowerment filtered through...
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Costa Rican Crew First to Film Predatory Behavior of Newly Discovered Cat in Bolivia

SAN JOSÉ / LA PAZ — A Costa Rica-based documentary team from Botanica Films has made history by becoming...