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Costa Rica Mattress Fire in Prison Set by Men With Ties to Mexican Drug Cartel
July 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A fire at the jail of a courthouse in Costa Rica was reportedly set by eight men with ties to a Mexican drug cartel. Saturday, jail cell mattresses at the courthouse, the Tribunales de Goicoechea continue reading »
1.2 Tons of Ingredients Used to Cook Up Biggest Chop Suey in Costa Rica
July 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A team of 23 cooks in Costa Rica prepared what they described as the "biggest chop suey in the Americas," aiming to feed some 10,000 people, organizers said. continue reading »
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INFOGRAPHIC: How Does Latin America Rank in Happiness?
July 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Latin America proves to be home to some of the happiest places on earth. While Costa Rica is the global leader, some other countries did not fare as well. continue reading »
Costa Rica Arrests Mexican Cocaine Kingpin Who’s Wanted in 8 Countries
July 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf drug cartel was arrested Thursday in Costa Rica, the Central American country's top counternarcotics official said. continue reading »
More Mysterious Stone Spheres Discovered in Costa Rica
July 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
More ‘Los Bolas’ as they are known in Costa Rica have been discovered during construction excavation on a banana plantation. These stone spheres are just the latest discovery, there are over three hundred of these spheres in Costa Rica. The balls, which are perfectly formed, range in size from a few inches in diameter to over six feet in diameter. The ones found recently, in the province of Puntarenas in the Osa fifth canton, will be protected and shipped to the National Museum located in San Jose. There will they will be analyzed and aged. Inside Costa Rica is reporting that pre-Columbian pottery and tools were also discovered at the same location where the spheres were found. The petrospheres have been attributed to a Pre-Columbian indigenous culture of Costa Rica that existed between 700 CE and 1530 CE. continue reading »
Help Central America Preserve the Carey Turtle by Adopting One
July 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Pretoma, has been tracking Carey turtles via satellite in Guanacaste since 2010 in order to help preserve them and you can help by adopting one of them continue reading »
Japan Donates $9 Million to Costa Rica to Help Preserve their National Parks
July 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Costa Rican government has announced that Japan has donated $9 million to help preserve the countries national parks and wild-life areas. continue reading »
Costa Rica to Invest $250 Million to Upgrades Its Electricity Supply to Growing Demand
June 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved $250 million in financing to strengthen the development of Costa Rica’s electricity sector to help meet the country’s growing electricity demand, increase competitiveness, and raise living standards. continue reading »
Costa Rican Authorities Destroy over 500,000 Marijuana Plants
June 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Police destroyed 562,757 marijuana plants in the mountains of Talamanca, a canton in southern Costa Rica, but no arrests were made, the Security Ministry said. continue reading »
Costa Rica and Colombia Happiest Countries in the World
June 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A new report published today finds the UK is less efficient than Jamaica and most Latin American nations at using environmental resources to create long and happy lives for its citizens. continue reading »
“El Dia E” Unites Spanish Speakers Worldwide
June 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
For the fourth consecutive year the Cervantes Institute is celebrating "El Dia E" (The Day of Spanish), an event that marks the global consolidation and expansion of Spanish language and culture, with more than 50 cities joining in. continue reading »
INFOGRAPHIC: Latin America’s Struggle With Peace
June 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
With daily reports of homicides, violent crimes, and corruption occurring in Latin America it is obvious that Latin America is struggling with peace. Check out Hispanically Speaking News's Infographic to see the global rankings and scores of Latin American countries in terms of peace. continue reading »
Costa Rica Named Best Latin American Wedding Destination
June 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff
According to everything-wedding website TheKnot.com’s 2012 Wedding Destination Study, Costa Rica is the best place in to tie the knot in Latin America. The study found that 1 in every 4 destination weddings in Latin continue reading »
Latin America and Caribbean Face Close to $100 Billion in Damages from Global Warming
June 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Latin America and the Caribbean face annual damages in the order of $100 billion by 2050 from diminishing agricultural yields, disappearing glaciers, flooding, droughts and other events triggered by a warming planet, according to the findings of a new report to be released at the Rio+20 summit. continue reading »
Fashion Meets Social Responsibility in Latin Designers’ Handbags
June 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Fashion and social responsibility go hand-in-hand for up-and-coming designers like Marisa Collado from Mexico and Costa Rica's Jennifer Lang, who provide employment for the indigenous communities that produce their handbags that have won awards in New York. continue reading »
