Central American presidents met last week in Nicaragua to commemorate the peace accords, which put an end to decades of bloody civil war in the region.
Chinese businesses find foothold in Costa Rica. China government gives Costa Rica $25 million for police academy, and another $8 million for the Costa Rican government to use on what it feels like.
President Chinchilla's signature stands between protection of a small, but important, intellectual property industry in Costa Rica or giving effective free reign to copyright pirates.
