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Feeling Poor Relative to Others Makes You Worse Off

I recently read a research paper about how not just being poor, but simply feeling poor relative to your neighbors, makes you poorer, less...

Costa Rica Birders, Anglers Rub Shoulders in Caño Negro

As our launch glided sedately downstream, the word “teeming” came to mind at every twist in the river. After years of exploring Costa Rica,...

Nicaragua: Truly Unique and Original Travel

Last year the government started a new promotional campaign for the country under the slogan “Nicaragua: Unique and Original.” I have heard many people...

How Laura Chinchilla Won the Costa Rican Election

When Laura Chinchilla stepped down as vice president of Costa Rica in the fall of 2008 to launch her campaign, there was no clear...

In Costa Rica, Do as the Guanacastecos: Eat Meat!

It’s not often that roadside restaurants with kitschy statues turn out good food as well as good fun. But Tres Hermanas Bar-B-Q in Abangares,...

The Rise and Fall of Nicaragua’s Sandinista Revolution

In 1979, the Sandinista Revolution overthrew 42 years of Somoza family rule in Nicaragua. The Sandinistas came to power promising democracy to the Nicaraguan...

Costa Rica Adventure Travel and The Minivan That Could

Somewhere between the Pacific beaches of Manzanillo and Coyote is a dusty track, theoretically a road, that wades pebbled rivers and climbs into herds...

7 Common Questions on How Elections Work in Costa Rica

1. Who can vote? Any citizen 18 or older and present in the country during the time of the election can vote. There is...

Game, Set, Match and Title at Costa Rica’s Copa del Cafe Tennis Tournament

On the final day of the under-18 Copa del Café tennis tournament last Saturday, 16-year old Belgian sensation An-Sophie Mestach stole the show. Mestach...

At Costa Rica’s Palmares Festival Fans Flock to the Party

Palmares, a coffee town northwest of San José, opened its arms on Wednesday to throngs of festival-going Ticos. As many as 700,000 people are...

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