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Guatemala’s New President Faces Uphill Battle

AFP - April 22, 2024

Environment and Wildlife

Birds of Costa Rica: Meet the Gray-Headed Kite

Health

Costa Rica Tackles Measles Threat with Vaccination Campaign

News

Best Time to Watch April Lyrids Meteor Shower in Costa Rica

Latin America

Panama Papers Scandal: Mossack Fonseca Trial Concludes

AFP -

The hearings of the trial for alleged money laundering against the heads of the defunct Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, epicenter of the international...

Environment and Wildlife

Can AI and Big Data Solve Latin America’s Farming Woes?

AFP -

For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to predict nature. Now, a new generation of Latin American start-ups is helping to achieve this with...

News

Costa Rica’s Tourism Sector Faces Job Losses Amidst Exchange Rate Crisis

Tico Times -

The National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) disclosed that among its affiliated companies, 544 people were laid off during 2024. The companies indicated that they had...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

Ileana Fernandez -

The law that bans single-use plastics in Costa Rica comes into force on April 20th. This measure, approved in 2021, seeks to eliminate materials...

Arts and Culture

Returning a Lost Wallet in Costa Rica: A Story of Honesty and Reflection

Don Mateo -

Early one morning in the waning days of the pandemic, I found a wallet in the street while cycling. The contents consisted of 8,000...

Costa Rica

Costa Rican President Meets with Panama’s Favored Presidential Candidate

Tico Times -

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, received José Raúl Mulino in San José yesterday. Mulino is the protégé of former President Ricardo Martinelli...