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Fewer Forest Fires in ’08, 15 Due to ‘Vengeance’

Firefighters battled 55 blazes in 2008, down from 90 in 2007, the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET) announced this week. In total, more than...

Costa Rica Intelligence Chief Resigns Over Scandal

The highest-ranking intelligence officer in the Arias administration resigned Monday over a scandal involving bank frauds worth $380,000. Roberto Solórzano, director of the Department of...

Half of Sabana Park’s Trees to be Replaced

Nearly half the trees in San José’s largest city park, La Sabana, should be removed and replaced, according to a new study by the...

Osa Developers Protest Environmental Crackdown

Developers angry about the closure of construction projects for alleged environmental violations reportedly blocked the coastal highway Thursday on the southern Pacific coast. A freelance...

Costa Rica Poker Site Caught Bluffing

An online gambling site that operates out of a shopping mall in Costa Rica has been embroiled in a cheating scandal, according to an...

Police Seize 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine in Puntarenas

Over two and a half tons of cocaine were seized this week from a boat in a joint operation by the National Coast Guard,...

Ticos Huff and Puff The Most in C. America

Costa Rica has the highest rate of smokers in Central America, lighting up an annual average of 1,127 cigarettes per person, a new study...

C.R. Celebrates 60 Years of Farewell to Arms

Sixty years after abolishing its military, Costa Rica is promoting an ideology abroad that governments should funnel the billions spent on defense to social...

French School Gets a Reprieve

Students and parents at the French-CostaRicanSchool breathed a sigh of relief this month when the incoming French ambassador announced France would continue to invest...

French Ambassador Talks Politics – and Amour

The new French ambassador to Costa Rica, Fabrice Delloye, is learning to talk like a diplomat again. For the past four years, Delloye waged a...

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