HOME GARDENING: Roble sabana, reported to have been the sacred tree and medicine of the Maya, can now be found throughout the tropics and makes an excellent landscaping tree.
Costa Rica is the only country in Central America to maintain diplomatic ties with China. Former President Oscar Arias severed its relationship with Taiwan in 2007 to switch sides and recognize Beijing.
The Legislative Assembly is discussing a proposal that would reduce traffic fines, create harsher sanctions for life-threatening violations and change the driver's license point system.
Costa Rican-born climate chief Christiana Figueres said “it is critical that all efforts are mobilized” toward upholding pledges to reduce global warming.
