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Property Owners Reeling From Tax Sticker Shock
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| Dave Sherwood |
Study Says CR Economy At Risk From U.S. Woes
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Cop’s Best Friend Noses Around for Evidence
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She has a reputation among police as a tough investigator with a relentless drive <... More> |
| Amanda Roberson |
Deadline Looming For Marchamo Payment
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It’s that time of year again: Time to pay the vehicle circulation permit, otherwi <... More> |
| Peter Krupa |
Center to Pay Homage To Artists of Heredia
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Holy Frijoles, Santa! Giant Tamale Feeds 2K
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Confetti to be Banned At Xmas Festivities
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Human Smuggling Ring Busted in Costa Rica
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| Amanda Roberson |
Policies to Stop Spread of HIV Moving Slowly
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| Gillian Giliers |
San Pedro Fair Relocates To Nearby Curridabat
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You Can Drink Water In El Cairo Again
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Tica Women Choosing To Have Fewer Children
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| Alex Leff |
Immigration Opens Center to Speed Process
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| Gillian Giliers |
Second CAFTA Bill Passes Legislature
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| Gillian Giliers |
Cardinal Visits S. José
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Last Gas Hike of Year Goes into Effect
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New Postage Stamp Honors Oscar Arias
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More Ticos Get Passports, Thanks to Easier Process
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| Gillian Giliers |
Brit: Don’t Let CR’s ‘Family Silver’ Tarnish
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| Dave Sherwood |
Grateful Borrowers Applaud ‘Banker to Poor’
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| Gillian Giliers |
Another Sphere Dug Up in South Costa Rica
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| Alex Leff |
End Tamarindo Madness Till Controls Are in Place
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Building Permit Process Whittled to Two Days
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| Tim Rogers |
Bank Approves $381M To Refinance ICE Debt
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New Ceramics Firm Arrives in Costa Rica
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Quintavalle Released For Health Reasons
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| Peter Krupa |
Telecom Bill Creates Dust-up Over Landlines
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| Peter Krupa |
Dispute Erupts Over Drastic Bill
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| Gillian Giliers |
Costa Rica Signs On To Customs Union
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Chinese Firm May Expand Limón Refinery
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| Peter Krupa |
| Weekend |
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L.A. Artist Joins ‘Decorative Secretions’
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Andy Moses wants you to be overwhelmed. He wants you to be enveloped in an intensity of light and color, and he wants you to be shocked by its beau <... More> |
| Hannah Thompson |
Costa Rican Tourism Pioneer Dies of Cancer
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Andy Gingold, 60 years young, one of a handful of pioneers in Costa Rican tourism from an era when few tourists knew where the country was, succumb <... More> |
| Rod Hughes |
A Hopeless Case
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| Jack O'Brien |
Guidebook Offers Unique Information
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How can one judge a new travel book from a publisher that is generally unknown? How can one know if it is accurate, reliable, easy to use or useful <... More> |
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2007-08 National Surf Circuit Kicks Off in Jacó
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More than 180 surfers signed up to compete in last weekend’s Copa Mango, the first date of the eighth annual National Surf Circuit, held in t <... More> |
| Ellen Zoe Golden |
Columnist Chats with Readers
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Popular TT columnist Kate Galante was the guest of a recent online live chat at www.ticotimes.net/chat, making the trek down to Sa <... More> |
| Kate Galante |
Tico Christmas Recipes with a Twist by Chef Marco
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For many generations, Christmas in Costa Rica has involved serving traditional foods and maintaining a legacy of “family flavors.” Fami <... More> |
| Marco González |
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San Pedro’s ‘Street of Bitterness’ Area Worth Another Look
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San Pedro? Yeah, you know the place: eastbound traffic gluts, graffiti scrawled across every flat surface, some standby restaurants and, last but n <... More> |
| Katherine Stanley |
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Higher Taxes: You Asked For It
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Kudos for Editorial Against WHINSEC
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Costa Rican Health Care Leaves Much to be Desired
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Jacó’s ‘Mr. Lee’ is A Godsend to Motorist
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Do They Give Nobels For Fixing Roads?
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Story on Animal Shelter Raises Reader’s Hackles
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Furious at ‘Negative’ Story On Animal Refuge
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Animal Shelter, Owner Are Benefit to Costa Rica
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| The Nica Times |
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Citizen Councils Spark Institutional Crisis
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| Tim Rogers |
Opposition Heartened by Chávez Loss
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MANAGUA – Opposition lawmakers ar <... More> |
| Blake Schmidt |
Central Bank Calculates Inflation Could Reach 16%
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| Tim Rogers |
Gov’t Looks to Nationalize Oil
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Human Rights Groups Call Judicial System ‘Partisan’
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| Blake Schmidt |
Venezuelan Buyout Prevents New Blackouts
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MANAGUA – A financial crisis in t <... More> |
| Tim Rogers |
Venezuelan Buyout Prevents New Blackouts
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MANAGUA – A financial crisis in the energy sector that threatened to result in more nationwide blackouts this month was staved off last week <... More> |
| Tim Rogers |
IMF Reiterates Support for Ortega Gov’t
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MANAGUA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week ratified its support for P <... More> |
| Tim Rogers |
Past Meets Present in Kinzer’s Timeless Book
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Two decades after the guns quieted and Nicaragua’s devastating eight-year counterrevolutionary war came to an end, Steven Kinzer’s &ldq <... More> |
| Tim Rogers |
Griteria’ Celebration Marks 150 Years Here
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MANAGUA – Nicaragua’s traditional “griteria” (Shout), which is celebrated every Dec. 7 in honor of the Immaculate Conceptio <... More> |
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| Central America News |
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Central America Betting on Future of Ethanol
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MIAMI – The production of ethanol from sugarcane can be an engine for economic growth in Central America given the lack of other energy resou <... More> |
| EFE |
Guatemala Performs First Liver Transplant
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GUATEMALA CITY – The first liver transplant in Guatemala was performed on a 2-year-old girl by a group of Mexican and Guatemalan doctors, med <... More> |
| EFE |
Canadians, Japanese Eye Oil Exploration in Honduras
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TEGUCIGALPA – Canadian and Japanese firms are interested in exploring for petroleum in the Caribbean off the Honduran coast starting ne <... More> |
| EFE |
El Salvador, Brazil Promote Free Trade
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BRASILIA – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his counterpart from El Salvador, Tony Saca, agreed last week to strongly <... More> |
| EFE |
Prison Break Foiled In El Salvador
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SAN SALVADOR – Authorities prevented a possible mass escape by imprisoned gang members this week when they discovered a tunnel dug beneath a <... More> |
| EFE |
| Christmas Supplement |
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Weighing Wine Options for the Holiday Season
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When we think of wine, a list of much vaunted, sometimes intimidating rules comes to mind. Especially at holiday time, when the pressure seems on t <... More> |
| Jeffrey Van Fleet |
Bring in 2008 with a Bang in C.R.
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If you’re ready to party this New Year’s Eve, you shouldn’t have a problem finding a place to guzzle champagne, kiss your loved o <... More> |
| Amanda Roberson |
Monteverde to Host Beatles Tribute Concert
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Yes, you will find beetles in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, but on New Year’s Eve you can also hear the music of The Beatles reverberating in <... More> |
| Ann Antkiw |
What’s Open and Closed for the Holidays
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Government Offices
Most government offices will be closed Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. The Judi <... More> |
| Sonia Cordero |
Nativity Scenes, Fireworks, Tamales And Shouting All Part of Christmas Trad
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What is it that makes us follow old customs year after year, even with so many new appealing ideas in the market? Why do families continue to make <... More> |
| Mitzi Stark |
Snow Unlikely, but Christmas Decorations and Unique Gifts Easy to Come by in Central Valley
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It’s that time of the year again – when there is absolutely no chance of a white Christmas in Costa Rica.
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| Manuel Valdes |
O Christmas Tree
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Costa Rica may lack the conifer forests that make great sources of Christmas trees, but that doesn’t mean you have to go without.
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| Manuel Valdes |
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