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Confronting crack in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE — Carballo is visibly disfigured. Thugs chopped a chunk off his left ear and gouged 19 teeth out of his mouth. 

In Costa Rica, the Ticos get tough

SAN JOSE — After a decade of escalating violent crime, and amid an ongoing row with neighboring Nicaragua, are the “Ticos” — as the Costa Ricans call themselves, in a self-effacing habit — losing their peaceful way? 

Fear and money laundering in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE — Law enforcement officials say laundering is par for the course in this country, which has fallen into the crosshairs of flush drug cartels seeking not just trafficking routes but places to stash illicit cash.  

For Costa Rica, a “menace” like no other

SAN JOSE — The fight against the cartels has dealt a major blow to Costa Rica. "I couldn't say that we are winning the battle," Chinchilla said.
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