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“Bikini Killer” arrested in Alajuelita

Q COSTA RICA — Agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) arrested a 22-year-old woman surnamed Ortiz—popularly known as the "Bikini Killer"—this Tuesday; she is suspected of murdering an American man in Guanacaste. The...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most...

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has reached a first in its institutional history: the...

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has made a pointed case...

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With heads shaved and wearing orange uniforms Costa Rica began...

Q COSTA RICA — On Monday, Costa Rica began moving prisoners to the new...

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“Bikini Killer” arrested in Alajuelita

Q COSTA RICA — Agents from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) arrested a 22-year-old woman...

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A Big Mac costs 12.5% more in Costa Rica. Who would’ve thought?

RICO's Q — I can’t remember the last time I ate at McDonald’s—whether in Costa Rica...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming...

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has reached a first in its institutional history: the country’s executive,...

#Todo Politica

Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has made a pointed case for education...

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A Big Mac costs 12.5% more in Costa Rica. Who would’ve thought?

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

Laura Fernández compares her own life path to that of the drug trafficker “Diablo”

Bukele Absent From Opening of Costa Rica’s CACCO Maximum-Security Prison

What happens when you throw a party and your special guests don’t show?

Dictatorships and Power in Central America and the Caribbean: A History...

Q REPORTS — Across Central America and the Caribbean, dictatorships and military governments left a lasting imprint on political life. Throughout the 20th century,...

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