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Protesters march against Crucitas Mine saga

Opponents of controversial gold mine denounce alleged corruption, present demands to court.

Did a judge in the Crucitas mine case leak trial information to Industrias Infinito?

Ex-judge Moisés Fachler is a lawyer for the gold mining company’s general manager.

Infinito Gold appeals Crucitas ruling

Costa Rican gold mining company Industrias Infinito, a subsidiary of the Canadian company Infinito Gold, Inc., this week filed an appeal with the Supreme...

Conclusions on Crucitas Coming Soon

Decision nears on open pit gold mine, but appeals expected.

The Open Wound of Crucitas

The Costa Rican government announced Tuesday that it would not repeal Industrias Infinito S.A.’s concession to operate an openpit gold mine. Costa Rican Second Vice...

Government won’t commit to closing Crucitas gold mine

  After distancing her government from the stalled and controversial Crucitas open-pit gold mine in Costa Rica's northern zone near the Nicaraguan border, President Laura...
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Constitutional Court Upholds Cocos Island National Park Expansion

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC-MINAE) annouced the Constitutional Court rejected the action filed by...

Expat Living: Our Many Houses in Costa Rica

As I take a break from throwing all of my family’s worldly belongings into totes with duct tape labels, I start to reflect on...

Chaves Suggests “Lobbying” Behind Norway’s Refusal to Help

President Rodrigo Chaves insinuated that Norway was influenced by "lobbying" in rejecting Costa Rica's request for cooperation to calculate the value of alleged natural...