Authorities search for hiker missing in Chirripó NP
**** Costa Rican authorities are searching for a woman who disappeared Tuesday while hiking to Cerro Ventisqueros, the country’s second-highest peak and part of Chirripó National Park. On Friday morning, a search and rescue team reportedly found a hiking pole that may have belonged to Marialis Blanco, a 39-year-old nutritionist. Blanco, an experienced hiker, was walking ahead of family members when she disappeared. Her uncle apparently heard her calling for help but couldn’t locate her, La Nacion reports. Brigades from the Red Cross and a mountain-rescue team from the fire department hav...
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