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Monthly Archives: December, 2013

Guatemala’s sugar industry rakes in profits thanks to high productivity, low wages

Christopher Columbus first brought sugar to the Americas in the 15th century. Since then it has transformed the political and social composition of the region. Here’s a look at one Central American country’s modern industry.

El Salvador volcano has first major eruption since 1976

Officials say more than 2,000 people were evacuated from the area, but no injuries have been reported.

Viral election video urges Costa Ricans to reject the historically dominant parties

University of Costa Rica students filmed in all seven provinces. The video has received more than 100,000 views in less than a week.

The weird, wacky and off-beat Costa Rica stories of 2013

Things in Costa Rica can sometimes get a little strange.

Driver’s long road at CIA ends with stories to tell

Mr. Thornton was an unarmed CIA driver with top-secret security clearance who every day happened to hold in his hands the lives of elite spymasters. "You learn not to be too curious," he said.

The 10 most popular Tico Times stories of 2013

Crime and scandal top the list of our most-clicked stories.

Tope fills the streets of San José with a traditional celebration of cowboy culture

The annual post-Christmas folk celebration received visits from several campaigning politicians.

Bullfighting Costa Rica-style and a carnival atmosphere at the Fiestas de Zapote

Rides, grilled meat, cotton candy and a Costa Rican rodeo are at the annual fair. The festival in the southeastern San José neighborhood of Zapote runs until Jan. 5.

Antonio Banderas to star in film about Chilean ‘miracle miners’

"The 33" traces the unlikely survival of 33 miners trapped deep underground after a collapse at the San José copper mine in the Atacama desert.

Edward Snowden: ‘I already won’

The former NSA contractor has altered the U.S. relationship with its citizens and the world. Read the exclusive Washington Post interview here.

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