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It was reported that coffee leaf rust has devested coffee plantations across Central America and knocked half a million people out of work. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras were all severely impacted.

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In Costa Rica, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake blocked a few highways, collapsed some houses and left at least 2 people dead.

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Costa Rica inaugurated Lauren Chinchilla as its first women leader, replacing Nobel laureate Oscar Arias with his former Vice President and protege.

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In Costa Rica former President Rodrigo Carazo Odio died of complications from open-heart surgery. Odio governed Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982.

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The United Nations highest court set travel rules for the Nicaraguan river that borders Costa Rica, affirming freedom for Costa Rican boats while upholding Nicaragua's right to regulate traffic.

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President Rodriguez spoke at UC Berkeley on its Charter Day. President Rodriguez is no longer the president of Costa Rica. Carlos Avalorda Quesada.

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It was reported that Costa Rica required medical professionals to serve a year treating disadvantaged communities. Mandatory community service programs were in place for high school students.

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In San Jose, Costa Rica, a Czech-built Let 410 Taxi Aereo Centroamericano flight crashed and 4 people were killed with 17 injured.

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In Costa Rica Max Dalton an American-born rancher, was killed in a confrontation with squatters on his 10-acre ranch in Golfito. Squatters in the region have “confiscated" the holdings of more than 2 dozen Americans in the region.

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Hurricane Gert caused 76 deaths. It affected Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. Many peoples houses were destroyed an it caused major destruction.

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US marines invaded Costa Rica. There was a big war going on in Costa Rica and the United States came in to help.

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Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno began serving his first term as a president of Costa Rica. He had many major impacts on Costa Rica in many different ways.

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The captain general declared independence for its provinces Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, San Salvador, and Chiapas.

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Christopher Columbus visits the area, naming it Costa Rica. Columbus was the first European to lay eyes on Costa Rica. It was his fourth and final voyage in 1502.