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Monthly Archives: July, 2010

Are ‘Rearmed Contras’ for Real?

Nicaragua’s top military brass is categorically denying the existence of a rearmed contra group in the mountains of Nicaragua, following what was essentially a...

The Open Wound of Crucitas

The Costa Rican government announced Tuesday that it would not repeal Industrias Infinito S.A.’s concession to operate an openpit gold mine. Costa Rican Second Vice...

Telecommunication blackout paralyzes Limón

  Residents of Puerto Viejo and Cahuita and much of Costa Rica´s Caribbean region were without telephone or cell phone service Wednesday, after a fire...

Studying birds’ lives in Costa Rica and why it matters

More than 200 ornithologists, biologists, bird guides and amateur birders flocked to the University of Costa Rica (UCR) last Thursday for the inaugural session...

Housing expo kicks off Wednesday

  The eighth edition of ExpoCasa, the Costa Rican national housing exposition, kicks off Wednesday afternoon at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal in San Antonio...

Report: real estate developments threaten Costa Rica’s southern ecological gem

  The Osa Peninsula, home to some of Costa Rica's rarest and most treasured wildlife, is at risk of losing many of its wonders to...

Canada to offer work visas for young Ticos

  Outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Costa Rica Neil Reeder announced a program that will open opportunities for cultural exchange for young professionals living in Costa...

Romeros keep Costa Rica Red Cross busy

  Costa Ricans making the trek to Cartago this weekend suffered muscle aches, sunburns and even alcohol poisoning on the journey. The Red Cross treated more...

Costa Rica’s Central Bank issues revised 2010 economic outlook

  Rodrigo Bolaños, president of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), provided an analysis last Thursday of the nation's economic status through the first...

Galápagos off endangered sites list, but not entirely out of danger

  The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at its 34th session in Brazil last week to remove Ecuador's Galápagos Islands from itsList of World Heritage...

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