In 1976 Sandinista poet-priest Ernesto Cardinal came to the remote Solentiname islands in southern Nicaragua. He found a naturally artistic people who...
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2012, a disaster movie that takes a Mayan doomsday myth and runs rampant with it, opened yesterday to mixed reviews. One person not singing its...
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According to a survey by Demoscopía / Al Día, former vice president Laura Chinchilla is heavily favored to become the next president of...
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Not long ago, I was driving through the patchwork of public lands known as Redwood National Park in Northern California. Towns were few and far...
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Thinking of applying for residency in Costa Rica? The new immigration law, which goes into effect early next year, requires all foreigners seeking...
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For travel addicts on a limited budget, TripAdvisor’s new list of the top 10 international hotels under $19 is a godsend. TripAdvisor.com,...
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U.S. senior citizens living in Mexico should have their medical care covered by Medicare, says Paul Crist, a former senator’s aid who now lives...
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The short-lived hijacking of AeroMexico’s Flight 576 yesterday was initially thought to be the work of several men. It turned out to be authored...
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Earlier today, an AeroMexico 737 flying from Cancun was hijacked as it landed in Mexico City. Shortly thereafter, 104 passengers and crew were...
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