UN: Poverty Reduction Slowing in Latin America; Costa Rica unchanged
Email this page December 6th, 2013 (VOA) The United Nations says a weaker economic performance and rising food costs are slowing poverty reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean. The annual report…
Photos prove existence of armed Costa Rica paramilitary militia
Email this page December 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group which called itself Patrulla 1856 (The 1856 Patrol) before recently changing its name to the Frente Patriótico para la Defensa Nacional (Patriotic…
Disney denies it has plans for a theme park in Costa Rica
Email this page December 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Disney spokespeople are denying claims made by the mayor of Liberia, Guanacaste yesterday that the company plans to build a theme park in…
Ten people killed in Nicaragua gun battle
Email this page MANAGUA, December 5, 2013 (AFP) – Ten people died and one was wounded Wednesday in a clash between petty criminals trying to rob a store and soldiers…
Affordable healthcare in Costa Rica one of the country’s best benefits
Email this page By Jason Holland, InternationalLiving.com December 5th, 2013 – Costa Rica has a lot to recommend it: low cost of living, bargain real estate, the “Pura Vida” lifestyle,…
Presidential candidate, José María Villalta will be a father for the second time
Email this page December 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Frente Amplio presidential candidate, José María Villalta, announced on Facebook that he would be a father for the second time. The presidential…
Scientists discover vast undersea freshwater reserves
Email this page December 5, 2013 (AFP) – Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future…
Scientists decode oldest-known ‘human’ DNA
Email this page December 5, 2013 (AFP) – Anthropologists said Wednesday they had decoded the oldest DNA ever found in the human family, extracted from a 400,000-year-old thigh bone found…
