The U.S. Embassy in San José says that 300 U.S. citizens here could see an interruption in their benefits if they do not respond to a survey from the Social Security Administration.
In November 2012, President Laura Chinchilla and Health Minister Daisy Corrales signed a decree declaring a bioethics summit of national public interest. That summit included a guest speaker known for his inflammatory belief that homosexuality is a disease.
Area hotel owners and guides say a lack of resources for law enforcement and insufficient response from the Costa Rican Tourism Board could damage the scenic Caribbean destination's reputation with visitors.
Warming temperatures and changing rain patterns favor harmful insects that attack the fruit, threatening the country's multi-million-dollar banana industry.
