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Costa Rican Environmentalists Asks for Endangered Shark Protection

Ileana Fernandez -
A marine conservation group calls for defense of hammerhead, silky and thresher shark species in Costa Rica. Specifically, they ask current President Carlos Alvarado,...

Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to Save the Whales

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Costa Rica to participate in COP26 climate summit

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Costa Rican government presents National Development and Public Investment Plan 2023-2026

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
The Costa Rican government presented the National Development and...
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Meet the White-nosed Coati

Costa Rica Vincent Losasso -
The sloths, monkeys and wild cats may be the...
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Costa Rica Plane Crash included Billionaire Rainer Schaller

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The private jet that went down off of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast had five German nationals and a Swiss pilot. Among those listed on...

Rainer Schaller And His Plane Still Missing In Costa Rica Waters

Costa Rica The Tico Times -
One week after his plane went missing off the coast of Costa Rica, Rainer Schaller, the owner of RSG Group, and his plane have...

Costa Rica Close to Registering a New ‘Oncilla’ Species

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
In less than a year, Costa Rica could officially announce the discovery of a new Oncilla species. Costa Rica WildLife Foundation confirmed this in...

Costa Rica Identifies Body of Rainer Schaller and His Son after Crash

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On October 21st the private plane owned by German fitness billionaire Rainer Schaller went missing off of Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He and his...

Costa Rica Expat Life: La Pobrecita

Costa Rica Don Mateo -
Recently I was driving from Dominical to Quepos, on the Costenara highway. My first 20 yearsin Costa Rica, this 40km stretch was unpaved, a...

Illegal Fishing: The Ghost that Haunts Costa Rican Waters

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is an enormous problem affecting Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. In particular, the marine protected areas that make...

Lula, elected president of Brazil after narrowly defeating Bolsonaro

Brazil AFP -
The leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will return to power in Brazil for the third time after defeating the far-right Jair...

Want to visit Costa Rica’s Chirripó National Park in 2023?

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
Excellent news for all those who want to visit Chirripó National Park next year: The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) started making online...

South America vs. Europe: Is Their a Change Coming in Qatar?

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It will not be just another World Cup. Qatar 2022 may consolidate the trend or be a turning point in the already wide supremacy...

A Costa Rica Halloween Story: The Cart Without Oxen

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Like all cultures, Costa Rica’s has its share of legends. These tales are meant to be scary to keep people in line. Who’s going...
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Costa Rica celebrates 74 years without an army

Costa Rica Alejandro Zúñiga -
Costa Rica on Monday is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the abolition of its army.
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Costa Rican government to install scanners at ports and airports in 2023

Business Ileana Fernandez -
The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, announced last Wednesday the implementation of a project to place scanners in ports to combat smuggling and...
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Unfulfilled Promises Hinder the Development of Costa Rica’s Limon Province

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
Limón Province is gorgeous and could easily be one of the most prosperous regions in Costa Rica. Its natural and scenic beauty, wide range...
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Costa Rica’s National Team Arrived in the Country After World Cup Participation

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
On Saturday, December 3rd, the National Team returned to Costa Rica after participating in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.  Costa Rica failed to advance past...
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Sixteen Costa Rican girls visit NASA Space Center

Costa Rica Ileana Fernandez -
Sixteen Costa Rican girls traveled to NASA's Space Center in Houston, United States,thanks to the 'Ella Es Astronauta' (She Is an Astronaut) program.The initiative...
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