Massive reforms would bring Costa Rica on par with internationally recognized guidelines set by the World Health Organization, and already enforced in more than 90 countries.
Local Costa Rican surfers who once worked for North American surf-school owners are setting up shop themselves in this Nicoya Peninsula beach community.
Journalist Christie Peucker, on a personal journey dubbed “30 Days for 30 Years,” sojourned in the artisan town of Sarchí to learn the traditional Costa Rican art of oxcart painting.