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August is Black Culture Festival Month in Costa Rica

This month marks the celebration of the ninth annual Black Culture Festival in honor of Black Culture Day, Aug. 31. First up in San José...

Ex-Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodríguez Charged

Nearly three years after a government corruption scandal made headlines around the world, the Chief Prosecutor’s Office has finally filed charges against former President...

Costa Rica’s Río Azul Dump Finally Closed

With caution tape, chains and a lock, the administrator of Costa Rica s largest and oldest trash dump finally closed the gates of Río...

Scientists Develop Plan to Protect Costa Rican Jaguars

A map of Costa Rica’s jaguar populations reads like a dartboard after an assault by drunken bar patrons. Here and there, population centers are scattered...

China Interested in Buying More Tico Coffee

The Chinese government plans to send an official delegation to Costa Rica to look into importing more of the country’s coffee, according to a...

Costa Rica’s Biodiversity Crisis: How Climate Change Threatens 90,000 Species

Cram 90,000 species into a country the size of the U.S. state of West Virginia, add global warming and mounting threats from development and...

Costa Rica Sea Turtle Nests Affected by the Heat

Costa Rica’s Sea turtles, already threatened, may face their worst foe yet if global warming and rising sea levels continue unchecked. Climate change, according...

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...

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