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The lost ‘Aryan utopia’ of Nueva Germania

In the San Pedro region of Paraguay, a little village called Nueva Germania was founded as an “Aryan utopia” by the sister of famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. But do villagers today still connect to those original ideals?

Bayer sued in Germany over contraceptive pill after health scares

WILLSTÄTT, Germany – "If I'd known, I'd never have taken this pill," says Felicitas Rohrer, who is suing German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, claiming its oral contraceptive Yasminelle caused her to suffer a pulmonary embolism.

Costa Rica fought – briefly – in World War I

Costa Rica is better known today for the abolition of its army but the small country participated — briefly — in the “war to end all wars."

Part of the Berlin Wall stands in Costa Rica, 26 years after its fall

Monday marks the 26th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and a piece of it can be seen here in San José. But how did it end up here?

Don’t like public urination? There’s pee-proof paint for that

Not even the rains that have started (finally) this year seem to be enough to wash away the urine you see on the sidewalks of San José. Stained walls, that telltale smell, and sometimes the culprit unashamedly making eye contact after he finishes. San José has so far been unable to offer any response to this bane of pedestrians but a group in Germany has found a way to fight back.

Second Oktoberfest migrates to Pedregal

Last year’s event might already have qualified as huge, but this Oktoberfest will be even bigger: The event is moving from the Avenida Escazú shopping area to the Pedregal Event Center in Belén, one of the largest venues in Costa Rica.

Snowdenfreude

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The past year's revelations about U.S. spying on Germany have been disastrous for many U.S. businesses. When documents provided by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden showed the agency was monitoring German citizens' communications, Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed building a Europe-only Internet, which would cut out U.S. Internet firms that cooperated with NSA spying.

Costa Rica achieves highest FIFA ranking ever (No. 16) after historic World Cup run

The Ticos jumped up 12 places after reaching the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Costa Rica also surpassed Mexico (No. 18) for the first time since the polls started in 1993.

Costa Rica star Keylor Navas will sign with Real Madrid, says Spain’s national sports paper

Costa Rica's star goalie is heading to Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, according to Spain's daily sports newspaper Marca. The national paper put Keylor Navas on the cover for Wednesday's edition with the headline "Keylor to Madrid."

Germany’s Manuel Neuer beats Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas for World Cup’s best goalkeeper award

Coincidentally, Navas’ strong play could lead to the Tico backing up Neuer for Germany’s powerhouse club Bayern Munich.

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