Costa Rican residents are relieved to finally see seasonal rains begin to fall after a long-lasting drought led to water rationing, affecting some 20,000 residents, as well as plants and animals. But if the rains don't continue, more serious problems could result, say experts.
How did 31-year-old traveler Steve Flesch remain unidentified and missing for so long after being shot in a San José suburb? Several questions linger following last month’s violent attack that ended with Flesch's death this week.
Big dams produce lots of cheap, clean electricity, but they often uproot villages in dam-flooded areas and destroy the livelihoods of the people the institution is supposed to help
