Mae of the Week: March 14

This week’s mae is Roberth Flores Ortiz. Roberth hails from Turrúcares where he and 9 of his children make a living stacking cashews in skinny plastic tubes and selling them to motorists stuck in traffic along Route 27. Roberth’s hobbies include singing rancheros, folding his shirt up and rubbing his belly, and producing illegitimate offspring.…

Scientific Study Confirms Long-Time Myth: Ticas, in Fact, Do Not Poop

Study reveals “What goes in doesn’t always come out” San Jose — After decades of assumptions and rumors, the Costa Rican Medical Association (CRMA) confirmed last week what locals here had long concluded: There is no scientific evidence to confirm that Costa Rican women, or Ticas, defecate. The study, which was carried out over the course…