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The British Captain Who Revolutionized Costa Rica’s Coffee Trade

When devout Christian Capt. William Le Lacheur first arrived in the Pacific port city of Puntarenas in the mid-19th century, he was horrified at...

Maleku Center Combines Tourism With Costa Rican Indigenous Culture

A burgeoning new cultural center near Arenal Volcano is providing an incentive for cultural preservation for an indigenous group facing high unemployment and the...

Tourism in Nicaragua Helps San Juan Del Sur Come of Age

SAN JUAN DEL SUR Like a tomboy who blossoms into a prom queen after a rapid growth spurt, the southern Pacific town of San...

When the Saints in Costa Rica Go Marching in the San Ramón Parade

A colorful parade of saints lined up along the aisle of the church in San Ramón during the last weekend of August as the...

Costa Rica Deals With China Leaving Egg on It’s Face

The details behind the sale of $300 million in state bonds to China were revealed this week after the nation’s highest court ruled against...

Scientists Seek Frogs In Costa Rica’s Monteverde Forest

British researchers are in Costa Rica looking for sunbathing tree frogs. Poking around in the damp brush of the Monteverde cloud forest in the...

The Untold Story of Costa Rica’s Independence from Spain

We like to think that independence came peacefully to Central America on Sept. 15, 1821. It’s true there were no bloody conflicts as there...

Market Speculators Could Be Affecting Coffee Prices

MANAGUA Nicaraguan coffee producers should be wary of rising coffee prices that may be unrealistically inflated due to speculative buying by commodity investors, said...

Nicaraguans Are Finally Drinking the Coffee They Grow

Lesther Valladares, 32, grew up in the foothills of Nicaragua s prime coffee country. But like most other Matagalpinos, Valladares learned at a young...

Beaches in Costa Rica are Not for Germ-a-Phobes

Some of the Pacific coast’s most popular beaches are dangerously polluted with sewage runoff, according to a broad study by the Costa Rican Water...

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