Satellite map reveals deforestation in Costa Rica and around the world
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Biden thanks Panama for Cuba, N. Korea arms interception
Email this page PANAMA CITY, November 20, 2013 (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden thanked Panama Tuesday for detecting a controversial shipment of Cuban arms headed for North Korea…
REGION: Ecuador’s Correa says he will resign if Chevron proves interference
Email this page QUITO, November 20, 2013 (AFP) – Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has promised to resign if Chevron proves his government interfered in a trial over Amazon pollution that…
US vice president in Panama today to discuss canal expansion
Email this page November 18th, 2013 (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden begins an official visit to Panama Monday for meetings on the expansion of the canal, which could have…
After $90 million spent, US firm abandons exploration at Nicaragua oil well
Email this page November 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) U.S. firm, Noble Energy has given up on an exploratory oil well in Nicaragua, dubbed “Paradise 1,” after spending $90 million at the…
Colombia’s Cali: a magnet for the beautifying nip and tuck
Email this page November 15, 2013 (AFP) – Alba Diaz runs a special kind of hotel. Her guests are foreigners seeking plastic surgery in a Colombian city that’s become a…
Cuba hails its election to top UN rights council
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (AFP) – Cuba on Wednesday hailed its election to the UN Human Rights Council, saying it was a “resounding recognition” of its work in the…
Latin American coffee growers struggling with rock-bottom prices
Enlarge LIMA, Peru — Are you paying a fair price for your latte every morning? More than fair, you might think, given the occasional criticisms that Starbucks, the world’s most…
