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Costa Rica Celebrates A Country With No Army

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The 58th anniversary of the abolition of Costa Rica’s military was celebrated Dec. 1 with a ceremony at the National Museum in San José,...
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What is the Thermal Dome?

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According to Cindy Fernández, a marine biologist with conservation group MarViva, Costa Rica’s thermal convection dome is an underprotected and generally overlooked natural phenomenon...
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Fundación EPIC Hopes to Inspire Children to Save the Oceans

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When Cuban-American businessman Eduardo Acosta finally made it to Isla del Coco after three days of violent seasickness, he staggered through the water and...
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Fundraiser Nets $6,000 for Southern Conservation

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Between bottles of fine Californian wine and a five-course gourmet meal, those who attended a Nov. 17 fundraiser dinner at the Club Union in...
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Weather Causes Losses For Rice Industry

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Droughts in some parts of the country and heavy rains in others have hit rice farmers hard this year and led to the loss...
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Nature Advocate Mourned

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Joseph Andrew Tosi, Jr., a U.S.-born geographer and ecologist known for defending Costa Rica’s natural areas, passed away Saturday in his home, east of...
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Menchú Gives New CATIE Class Her Blessing

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Indigenous rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú was probably preaching to the choir this week when she told graduates at a...
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Phony Doctor Sentenced in U.S.

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A fake U.S. doctor arrested in Costa Rica in 2004 was sentenced in the United States Monday to 20 years in prison for the...
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Bike Path, Train Dreams Drifting Off Course

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The long-proposed commuter train between San José and Heredia, about 10 kilometers north of the capital, looks uncertain, as no eligible company bid on...
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Appeals Continue in Shannon Martin Case

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In seeking justice for her murdered daughter, U.S. citizen Jeanette Stauffer visited Costa Rica this week from her home in the U.S. state of...
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