Raising awareness of mobility concerns, innovative design for wheelchairs and continuing efforts to make Costa Rica's national parks more accessible are poised to make the country’s national wonders available to people of all abilities and ages.
Juan José Andrade, director general of the National Police, said that 500 officers would be deployed, and he denied that the U.S. team received special treatment when they arrived at Juan Santamaría International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
A hunter was charged with attempted murder in the latest attack on environmental workers in a country that promotes itself as a world leader in environmental protection.
Documents recently obtained by The Tico Times in the investigation of Jairo Mora’s death help unravel the mystery behind the murder of a young Costa Rican conservationist who once worked peacefully with poachers on the beach he tried to protect.
Business promoters hope that a new national brand will make investors imagine another kind of "green" besides environmentalism when they think of Costa Rica.