Venezuela: three months of crisis
By Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido declared himself acting president in January 2019, vowing to remove President Nicolas Maduro and quickly getting support from the United States and around 50 other countries. On Tuesday he claimed to have also secured the backing of Venezuelan soldiers, while the country’s leftist government said an attempted coup was under […]
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US-Venezuela relations in deep freeze
Hitting Venezuela with oil sanctions to undermine the Maduro regime, Washington’s latest gambit could turn 20 years of frosty relations still icier. US links with Caracas nosedived when Nicolas Maduro’s Bolivarian Socialist predecessor Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, and did not improve during his 14 years in power. They slid even further on […]
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Mysterious rock that fell in Costa Rica is a meteorite ‘of great scientific interest,’ UCR says
An object that caused surprise when it disturbed the skies above Costa Rica with a rumble and a luminous wake turned out to be a meteorite, the University of Costa Rica (UCR) has confirmed. The meteorite created a beam of light, known as a bolide, before impacting on April 23 in the northern town of […]
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What happened to Carla Stefaniak? Few new details in case
Carla Stefaniak was visiting Costa Rica from the United States last November when she went missing. In a case that quickly garnered international attention, authorities soon found Stefaniak’s body near the San Antonio of Escazú property she had rented through Airbnb. An autopsy revealed she had died of stab wounds to the neck and extremities, […]
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Cuba, Costa Rica sign education agreement, discuss foreign relations differences
The Cuban chancellor, Bruno Rodriguez, said on Monday that his government shares similarities with Costa Rica in its policy toward Nicaragua and Venezuela, despite the fact that Costa Rica maintains a critical stance toward those nations allied with Havana. “We dealt with these issues [Venezuela and Nicaragua], where there are many points of contact, there […]
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First sail on a fly
The angler stood on the veranda of Marina Pez Vela in Quepos and looked at the vast sport fishing fleet in awe. A Colorado native and avid fly fisherman, he had never been on the ocean before. He was quite adept on his home waters, walking the bank or wading in streams, casting a dry […]
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KLM, Air Canada increase flights to Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s status as a tourist destination continues to grow. This month, two major international airlines have announced additional flights to Costa Rica. KLM, the flag-carrier airline of the Netherlands, added a route to Liberia, while Air Canada will now offer uninterrupted service to the Guanacaste province throughout September and October. KLM announces flights to […]
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Venezuela withdraws diplomatic credential from Costa Rican diplomat
Venezuela withdrew the diplomatic credential from the Costa Rican on Tuesday in retaliation for the country’s acceptance of Juan Guaidó’s diplomat as Venezuelan ambassador in San José. “The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela has decided to withdraw the diplomatic credential to Mr. Danilo González Ramírez, who was in charge of business affairs for the Republic of […]
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Costa Rica to begin administering HPV vaccine
The Social Security System (CCSS) announced Wednesday that Costa Rica will begin administering the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine as part of its basic vaccination schedule. Dr. Román Macaya Hayes, executive president of CCSS, said the country’s initial target is to immunize more than 35,000 girls who will turn 10 years old in 2019. The […]
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Costa Rica holds Maduro regime responsible for diplomat’s safety
The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it places responsibility with the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro for the integrity and security of the Costa Rican diplomat Danilo González, to whom Caracas withdrew credentials as an official representative. The Costa Rican government denounced the Maduro government’s decision to withdraw Gonzalez’s credentials as Costa […]
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