Lawmakers had passed a bill that would have reduced the size of the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge in the Caribbean to help avoid Maritime Zone Law evictions. On Friday, a court ruled the bill unconstitutional.
The sprawling Pacific coastal property Hacienda Pinilla is on the market. High-end buyers are taking notice, while owners say profits will help fund nonprofit aid groups in the northwestern province of Guanacaste.
Former Peace Corps volunteer Jason Puracal was released last week after spending two years in a Nicaraguan prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit. The Tico Times talks to Puracal about his first days of freedom.
