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Monthly Archives: October, 2009

Nicaragua betting on solar energy

Nicaragua intends on developing solar power as a way to ease up on its petroleum dependency. “Four photovoltaic (solar) projects are moving forward in order...

Despite improvements, Costa Rica falls in human development rankings

Costa Rica may be climbing on the human development index, but it´s slowly being outpaced by other Latin American countries. This year, Costa Rica watched...

Protesters mark 100 days since Zelaya’s ouster

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Oscar Flores needed no reminder that Monday marked 100 days since former President Manuel Zelaya was forced into exile at gunpoint....

Former president’s trial coming to a close

Monday marks a possible end to a five-year ordeal for one of Costa Rica´s leading families – a time during which a former president...

Costa Rican under-20 team narrowly advances to second round of World Cup

On the heels of a disappointing 3-2 loss to the Czech Republic, the Costa Rican under-20 team received good news: they were advancing to...

Costa Rican clinics earn U.S. quality stamp

Three Costa Rican clinics have received certification that puts them on par with U.S. medical centers, a move that national competitiveness authorities hope will...

Foreigners who own homes may get temporary residency

When Costa Rica´s immigration reforms were approved in August, there was one change that seemed to escape the headlines of local newspapers and media...

Costa Rican police seize thousands of stolen turtle eggs

Police in the Caribbean province of Limón confiscated approximately 16,000 turtle eggs from a private plot of land near the port of Moín Wednesday...

Gas prices to drop back down

Costa Rica´s gas prices will decrease next week after going up a month ago. Beginning next Thursday, Oct. 8, prices will fall ¢ 26...

Culture of Impunity Must End

When Nicaragua’s tourism wave first started as a ripple at the turn of the millennium, the country had success billing itself as “The safest...

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