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City of San José Beefs Up Disaster Preparedness

In preparation for this year’s imminent rainy season, the Municipality of San José is taking steps to prevent flooding as well as lessen the...

UCR Receives One of World’s Largest Insect Collections

Richard Whitten’s favorite piece of his collection is the bird-wing butterfly of New Guinea; an exquisite and rare butterfly that he says is also...

Could it Happen Again? The Answer’s Shaky

One hundred years after an earthquake toppled Cartago, geologists continue to learn from the deadliest natural disaster in Costa Rican history. Mauricio Mora, seismologist and...

Lesson From Costa Rica Restaurant 1910: ‘Nature Must be Respected’

Restaurant 1910 rose from the wreckage of Cartago. One hundred years have passed since an earthquake destroyed Costa Rica’s colonial capital. The Cartago restaurant...

Economy Growing, but IMF Still Calls for Caution

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted a 3.5 percent growth rate for Costa Rica in 2010. In addition, the IMF expects overall growth in...

No Average Joe: Top Baristas Up Their Art

Auren Chacón pulls a lever on an espresso maker. She then slides her hands over several buttons. Three cups are slipped under separate nozzles....

Dentists All Smiles Over Tourism Prospects

Alejandro Castro pulls a stack of business cards out of his pocket. “There’s your health care reform,” Castro says. And he smiles. Dental care providers...

Dysfunctional Humor Reigns in Little Theatre Group Musical

Wearing a heinous robe, duck slippers and pink curlers in her hair, a woman (María Jesús Castillo) receives a phone call. It’s a man,...

Free Tour Explores San José’s Cultural Landscape

Olman Víquez observed a display of two dozen overturned flamenco guitars at the Contemporary Art and DesignMuseum in San José. In the next room,...

Crater lake in Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano disappears

The cold water lagoon in the crater of the Irazú Volcano, which towers over Cartago to the east of San José, has disappeared. According to...

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