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Yearly Archives: 2015

Rico

University Students In Protest March Thursday To Demand Increase in Education...

QCOSTARICA - On Thursday, August 27, public university students will take to the streets to demand an 8% increase in the 2016 budget. The protest is being organized by the Federation of Students of the University of Costa Rica ( Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Costa Rica -...
Rico

Saharan Dust Cloud Inhibits Rainfall in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), reported Tuesday a mass of dry air from the Saharan desert, now over Costa Rica, is inhibiting seasonal rainstorms at bay across the country, while maintaining a stable and very dry atmosphere. The dust cloud is expected to prevent...
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Wonder Women and Macho Men: Sex and Society in Latin America

“CRISTINA’S pleasure” blared the cover of a 2012 edition of Noticias, a tabloid news magazine in Argentina. A caricature of the country’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, seemed to show her in mid-orgasm, her head thrown back, her mouth open. “Every day she seems more confident, sensual and even shameless,” the...