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  • El Salvador surprise Costa Rica
    El Salvador went top of the group on goals scored, after Canada defeated Jamaica 1-0 in the Cup opener. Romero's winner came as he intercepted an attempted defensive clearance and scored on a low 16-yard shot before an overwhelmingly pro-El Salvador
  • Costa Rica is happiest place
    SAN JOSE - COSTA Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group. The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 per cent of the
  • Costa Rica tops happiness, 'green living' poll
    SAN JOSE (AFP) Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group. The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 percent of
  • Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row (AP)

    Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, celebrates his victory over former champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nagano, Japan, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in New York. Chestnut logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.



  • Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, again (AP)

    Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, celebrates his victory over former champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nagano, Japan, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in New York. Chestnut logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.



  • Volunteers find work in Costa Rica
    Just days after the coup in Honduras forced the cancellation of a local medical mission, the group-- thanks to a flurry of phone calls and coordination between a number of involved parties -- will travel to Costa Rica on Sunday. The annual trip, which
  • Costa Rica tops good life survey
    Costa Rica, the country of fewer than 5m people sandwiched between Panama and Nicaragua, tops a new global ranking for combining a happy and long life with limited environmental degradation. The country blends beautiful countryside, a great diversity of
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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism sectors. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread.

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