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Obituary: Thomas Hand, 26, medical student and human rights activist
January 25, 2012

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Costa Rica Videos

Le queda menos de un año de vida.
January 24, 2012 | WVEA Tampa

Noticias de Perú y Costa Rica.
January 14, 2012 | KINC Las Vegas

"Callin Oates" & A Surprise Visit By Clay's Relatives
December 23, 2011 | KOKI Fox 23 Tulsa

Costa Rica Wikipedia Information

Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica, IPA: ), is a Republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish...

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Sacramento Connect

FAO: Reforming forest tenure systems
July 13, 2011
ROME, July 13, 2011 - Reforming forest tenure systems and securing forest ownership rights can significantly improve peoples' livelihoods and enable them to gain...

Florida Trip Day 1: Where the h*ll is Kari (now)?
July 07, 2011
I went back and forth as to whether or not I should censor myself in the post title. I was trying to do a take-off on Where The Hell Is Matt?, because if I...

Scientists Study Earthquake Triggers in Pacific Ocean
June 30, 2011
The rig floor of the JOIDES Resolution scientific drilling vessel. (Credit: IODP) PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica, June 30, 2011 - New...

International Cooperation Key to Protecting Sea Turtles, says Humane Society
June 21, 2011
COSTA RICA (21 June 2011) - Humane Society International commends the long overdue adoption by the Inter-American Convention on the Protection and Conservation...

From around the web

Forget the Happy Meal. 'Lorax' gets green tie-ins
February 08, 2012 | indystar.com
Hilton's DoubleTree hotel chain is sponsoring a trip for four to eco-tourism mecca Costa Rica. The Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam is creating a Lorax-inspired route through its...

Feds Seize Hundreds Of Websites Days Before Superbowl
February 03, 2012 | paidContent
Meanwhile, Reuters (NYSE: TRI) reports that New England quarterback Tom Brady admitted he used an unauthorized stream to watch last year's Super Bowl while he was in Costa Rica ...

Guest columnist: Is our divide in the U. S. cultural or economic?
January 31, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
Now, he says, the upper-middle classes have Stairmasters, boutique beer, watch vastly different TV shows,' -- take eco-vacations in the cloud forests of Costa Rica,' --...

Cheney assist helps U. S. beat Mexico
January 25, 2012 | indystar.com
Next up is the one game in this tournament that matters most, a Friday semifinal against Costa Rica ... Costa Rica is ranked No. 41 in the world and has never beaten the U.S., having...

Cheney takes on new role as playmaker at midfield for Team USA
January 25, 2012 | indystar.com
The Americans played Mexico late Tuesday night to decide the winner of the four-team Group B. Canada beat Costa Rica ... will...

Cheney, U. S. beat Mexico
January 26, 2012 | indystar.com
The United States can qualify for London by winning a Friday semifinal against Costa Rica. The loser is eliminated from the Olympics. ...

Costa Rica on twitter

	“@cnnbrk: USGS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Costa Rica. http://t.co/71yJGnyO” Costa Rica is a trending topic? Lol, okay (: Twitter: @Cristy507
	RT @cnnbrk: USGS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Costa Rica. http://t.co/FytsjvNA Twitter: @jennybaby000
	Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Costa Rica - http://t.co/iCghb0m0 FYI Twitter: @4JeffBrown
	Costa Rican coast shaken by 5.8 magnitude earthquake http://t.co/9TQX5dNN Twitter: @ditzden
	Costa Rican coast shaken by 5.8 magnitude earthquake http://t.co/hTC2JJI4 Twitter: @Syehan_News
	RT @SeHablaVerde: Fuerte Sismo 5.8M, Costa Rica. Feb 13 4:55am at epicenter (50m ago, 75km S of SAN JOSE, depth 28km) Twitter: @raklimah