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Climate Change in Costa Rica: A Gaia Theory Perspective

Costa Rica is touted worldwide to tourists and potential residents as a tropical paradise. But the dream is in danger. For a country that...

A Guide to Costa Rican Insurance Terms Every Expat Should Know

We have all heard of “legal speak” and “doctors’ jargon,” which nobody understands. The National Insurance Institute (INS) has invented its own “insurance speak”...

Guadalupe Urbina: Costa Rica’s Voice of Tradition and Transformation

Guadalupe Urbina is at home in many roles. Daughter of the proud traditions of Costa Rica’s northwestern Guanacaste province, she is folk singer and...

Costa Rica Says Hello China – Goodbye Taiwan

President Oscar Arias this week announced that Costa Rica has established diplomatic relations with China – a move that ends more than six decades...

Home Birth Movement Grows in Costa Rica as Midwives Share Wisdom

The contractions woke Diana Betancourt at 1 a.m. Like so many women before her, she sat up in bed, suddenly, and knew it was...

Master The Spanish Subjunctive By Learning Its English Counterpart

“Let’s see,” you may say to yourself about three-quarters through the typical first-year Spanish course, “how many verb tenses have we studied? 1. Present...

Costa Rica’s Southern Zone: Getting There Is Part of the Fun

Distance and “adventurous” roads make the Southern Zone the most pristine area of Costa Rica, but travelers who get there vow it’s worth the...

Preparing for Birth in Costa Rica is a Joyful Experience

When I first moved to Costa Rica from the United States in September 2000, my plan was to live abroad for one year. More...

Urban Costa Rica Canopy Offers City Slickers Zipline Experience

A lofty breeze sends fluorescent kites swirling in the air, kids teeter after errant balls, and, being a Sunday afternoon, nearly every square foot...

Discovering the Treasures of Costa Rica’s Guayabo National Monument

Cut logs line gravel paths that lead visitors past ancient tomb sites made of rock slabs where various burial rituals were once performed. Archaeologists...

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