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New alliances seek to boost Costa Rica’s sustainable agricultural, fishing exports

The Green Growth Platform will focus on converting 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into green businesses, while the Blue Growth Platform will work with fisheries to comply with international traceability standards.

The power of kindness: Karma Tribe in Costa Rica

“It’s an amazing project that’s going to change the world!” my colleague Jacqueline told me excitedly. “It’s a new way for people to connect and start helping each other.”

Juvenile detention center inaugurates new facility for teen mothers

The facility provides a more home-like space for teen mothers raising their children in the juvenile detention facility.

U.S.-bound – and delighted

Our daily Costa Rican moment of zen. #TanLindaCostaRica

Long road ahead for relief efforts in Costa Rica’s Southern Zone

This image, taken by Rocio Vargas of the Asociación Caminos de Osa, provides a glimpse of the extensive relief efforts being carried out by...

Guanacaste nonprofit raises money to install cost-saving solar panels

Savings generated by the new solar panels will eventually help fund CEPIA’s many programs including classes, training and meal provisions for its constituents.

Former U.S. Ambassador launches campaign for cancer awareness, funding in Costa Rica

The family has created the Andrea and Fitz Haney Donor-Advised Fund to Support the Dr. Anna Gabriela Ross Foundation, a leading Costa Rican nonprofit in support for cancer patients and their families.

New scholarship fund to send Costa Rican students to the United States

The new fund will invest $1.45 million over four years to offer technical scholarships to public-school students.

Rape survivor Claire McFarlane is creating a global movement – one beach at a time

"I’m hoping to be a role model myself. To show people that there’s no shame. This terrible trauma can happen in your life and it will affect you: there’s no denying that it will affect you, there is hope on the other side." Meet Claire McFarlane.

New international campaign raises funds to protect Costa Rica’s ocean life

Donors at www.4amigos.org can contribute to a fund that supports a group of leading marine organizations in Costa Rica.
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Coming Home to Costa Rica on a Midnight Flight

My flight was scheduled for a late evening arrival. I prefer flying into Costa Rica in the daytime hours. From a window seat I...

Costa Rica Has the World’s Second-Worst Traffic

Drivers here in Costa Rica spend hours stuck in gridlock each day, and new figures confirm the problem ranks among the most severe worldwide....

WSL Yellow Alert at Nazaré: What It Means for Latin American Big-Wave Surfers

The World Surf League has activated a yellow alert for the Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Portugal. Incoming Atlantic...

Roger Federer Returns to Australian Open for Star-Studded 2026 Launch Event

Tennis fans around the world got a surprise boost on Friday when Australian Open organizers announced that Roger Federer would make a triumphant return...