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Communities to commemorate World Oceans Day with cleanups, events

Oceans generate oxygen, provide food and regulate the climate, among many other benefits.

Costa Rica Sea Turtle Release: ‘Hugo’ Released Back Into Ocean

Each year, thousands of olive ridley turtles come ashore in Costa Rica in what’s known as an arribada, a mass nesting of the turtles that lasts several days. 

Costa Rica launches quest to replace most single-use plastic by 2021

Costa Rica generates 4,000 tons of waste every day. Of these, 11 percent are plastics that end up in the sea, including 1.5 million plastic bottles.

U.S. donates new station, speed boat to Costa Rica’s Coast Guard

The U.S. government also donated a 45-foot-long interceptor speed boat that local Coast Guard officials dubbed “Cadejos 3.”

Thousands of dead fish found in Caribbean rivers

Water samples were collected from the river for laboratory testing; environmentalists believe the death of fish could be linked to the use of agrochemicals at farms in the area.

Meet Costa Rica’s cleanest beaches

Three beaches will display blue flags with the maximum of five stars for the next 12 months, all of them on the Pacific coast.
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Costa Rican Entrepreneur Francis Durman Wins Top Business Award

Francis Durman, a distinguished Costa Rican entrepreneur, has been honored with the prestigious Businessman of the Year Award by El Financiero. On Tuesday, December 10, El Financiero hosted the...

Costa Rica Installs Wildlife Crossings to Prevent Electrocutions

Costa Rica has taken a significant step in wildlife conservation by addressing the growing issue of wildlife electrocutions in Santa Fe de Cóbano, Guanacaste....

Dengue Epidemic and Avian Flu Surge Across the Americas

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday that cases of dengue, Oropouche, and avian flu (H5N1) have risen this year across the...