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Captured On Video: Footage Of Turrialba Volcano’s Latest Eruption

Captured On Video: Footage Of Turrialba Volcano’s Latest Eruption For nearly a month, Turrialba has lay dormant until yesterday when a new seismic activity erupted at 2 am on Tuesday morning.  Reporting the latest action, OVSICORI detailed the ash ...

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Serious Delays At Nicaragua-Costa Rican Border: Tuesday September 13

Serious Delays At Nicaragua-Costa Rican Border: Tuesday September 13 Crossing over of the Independence Torch affecting services at Peñas Blancas Customs office restricted hours delaying immigration check-in and check-out Freights only permitted to pass t...

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Costa Rica Colon Continues To Depreciate Against The Dollar

Costa Rica Colon Continues To Depreciate Against The Dollar The rise in the U.S. dollar against the Colon has gone from ¢535.9 per one U.S. dollar in mid-March to ¢553.9 in the first week of September, reflecting in a devaluation of 3% so far this year....

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Police Find Two Dead Discarded Fetuses This Week In Costa Rica

Police Find Two Dead Discarded Fetuses This Week In Costa Rica Within the space of 24 hours, two abandoned fetuses have been discovered this week, discarded in the public streets of Costa Rica.  One was found in a trash can outside of the San Juan de Dio...

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Dry Law Abolished by Costa Rica´s Administrative Court

Dry Law Abolished by Costa Rica´s Administrative Court For decades the Costa Rican Municipalities have had the power to ban the sale of alcohol during religious and other holidays.  However last month, the Administrative Court has finally abolished thei...

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Man Dies from Stab Wounds in Escazú, Costa Rica

Man Dies from Stab Wounds in Escazú, Costa Rica Chavarría, a 62 year old Costa Rican was repeatedly stabbed on Sunday morning in Escazú´s main park and later died from his injuries at the San Juan de Dios Hospital.  The culprit was quickly caught by ...

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