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March 10th, 2014 An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale according to OVSICORI struck 14 kilometers west of Chomes, Puntarenas in the Gulf of Nicoya at 12:01 p.m. local time.

March 10th, 2014 Recent polls that showed PLN presidential hopeful, Johnny Araya significantly trailing rival Luis Guillermo Solis for the April 6th presidential runoff led to Araya's decision to end his campaign last Tuesday, according to his campaign staff.

Thunderbird Resorts Inc. reports the following revenues for February 2014. For a more detailed analysis of February 2014 revenue, please visit www.thunderbirdresorts.com and click on "February 2014 Revenue Report - Analysis" located on the home page under "News and Press Releases".

Costa Rica's leading opposition group, PAC, expected to win a four-year presidential term next month, will drop the country's commitment to carbon neutrality by 2021, an official said.

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Venezuelan national police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters on March 6, 2014 in Caracas, Venezuela.

As the local economic situation continues moving through its stabilisation process, Costa Rican consumers continue to adopt a more price-conscious position when it comes to buying most packaged foods.

Alia DegenA year ago on a high school trip to Costa Rica, Groton resident and first-year University of Vermont student Alia Degen helped rebuild pathways in the rain forest and pave roads in the capital city, San Jose.

Frank Biden, Joe Biden's brother and director at Sun Fun Americas, is going to install solar energy throughout Latin America.

PROSPECTIVE MEP candidate for the South West and Gibraltar, Georgina Butler, was the guest speaker at yhr annual dinner of the Colyton and Colyford Conservatives, held in Colyford Memorial Hall on Saturday.

"No artificial ingredients" gives way to essential in Costa Rica . The Costa Rica Tourism Board officially unveiled the country's new brand, ' essential Costa Rica,' at the New York Times Travel Show recently, replacing the ingredients tag.

Costa Rica's ruling party candidate Johnny Araya on Wednesday abandoned his presidential campaign a month before a run-off, in a move that appears to guarantee victory for leftist former diplomat Luis Guillermo Solis.

Costa Rica's ruling party candidate Johnny Araya on Wednesday abandoned his presidential campaign a month before a run-off, in a move that appears to guarantee victory for leftist former diplomat Luis Guillermo Solis.

Although Costa Rica's constitution prohibits candidates from resigning during the election process, he has announced he will resign from any campaign efforts and leave this to hs vice president candidate.

Further product segmentation and the promotion of brands which target teenagers who are only beginning to menstruate were the main trends in sanitary protection in Costa Rica during 2012.

LA UNION, on the Costa Rica-Panama border The hills of Costa Rica are alive with the sounds of war drums: And Nicaragua had better take heed.

Jose Alberto ChacA3n traverses the winding path across his small farm on the slopes of the IrazAo volcano, in Costa Rica, which meanders because he has designed it to prevent rain from washing away nutrients from the soil.

It happened again. The defeat of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa in the municipal elections of Feb. 23 is not an isolated case.

Among the many animals that make their living off of other species, parasitic wasps are especially cunning.

SAN VITO, Costa Rica Election day in this former banana republic is like flag day not the red, white, and blue tricolor stripes of the national emblem but the varied banners of the 13 political parties with dogs, however small, in the fight.