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In Costa Rica, Pura Vida Fails to Extend to the National Game
By Brian Straus - AOL NewsHEREDIA, Costa Rica -- I definitely should have known better. A soccer virgin would have had second thoughts before approaching the roughest fans in the stadium (while wearing the opposing team's jersey, no less) and taking a few photos. I had no excuse. I've attended games in more than two dozen countries, and been in the mix with rowdy supporters from Bradford City to Beijing and from BeÅŸiktaÅŸ to Buenos Aires. What was I thinking? My only guess is that I was lulled into some sort of catatonic complacency by the overwhelming friendliness of every Tico that was not among the jumping, ...
Canal Plan May Have Prompted Nicaragua's Incursion Into Costa Rica
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Nov. 11) -- Reports of the recent Nicaragua-Costa Rica kerfuffle focused on Google Maps, which was blamed for inaccurately drawing the border line between the two countries. But the story behind the incident is much more serious. Nicaragua's incursion may have been part of a broader plan involving Iran and Venezuela to dig a channel to rival the Panama Canal, according to Haaretz. "Sources in Latin America have told Haaretz that the border incident and the military pressure on Costa Rica, a country without an army, are the first step in a plan formulated by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ...
Google Maps Redraws Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border; 4 Other Google Controversies
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 8) -- A giant global company like Google is bound to step on some toes now and again, and last week the Web behemoth found itself at the center of an international border dispute. When a former Nicaraguan guerilla, Edén Pastora, took some of his men across the border into neighboring Costa Rica, media reports said that Google Maps was to blame because it had inaccurately drawn the border line between the two Central American countries, causing some of Costa Rica's land to fall inside Nicaragua. On Friday, Google Maps met with the State Department, which confirmed the erroneous border. ...
Costa Rica Landslide Kills 20; At Least 14 Missing
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN ANTONIO DE ESCAZU, Costa Rica (Nov. 4) -- A rain-sodden hillside collapsed on homes in a suburb of Costa Rica's capital early Thursday, killing at least 20 people, many as they slept. At least 14 people were missing. Dozens of rescuers, some using dogs, searched throughout the day for survivors and the missing. But they found only corpses, including the body of a child, said Hector Blanco, a Red Cross spokesman. None of the dead had been identified. Blanco said Red Cross rescue crews suspended the search Thursday evening because more rain made conditions dangerous. He said they would ...
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Laura Chinchilla Elected First Female President of Costa Rica
By David Sessions - Politics DailyLaura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election Sunday with 47 percent of the vote, becoming the first woman to lead the Central American nation. Inside Costa Rica reports that her two male opponents conceded before even half the votes had been counted. Chinchilla, 50, is a career politician who has held numerous positions in the Costa Rican government and served on the cabinet of outgoing President Oscar Arias. She was previously a public safety minister, a congressional deputy, vice president of the cabinet, and a justice minister. She supports liberalizing the nation's economic ...
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