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Costa Rica’s UCR Pioneers Coffee Waste Reuse for Sustainability

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The University of Costa Rica (UCR) designed a system that reuses coffee waste and transforms it into energy. The model seeks to reduce greenhouse...
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Reforestation Initiative Takes Root in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

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The Clean Wave Foundation, the Association of Education and Commitment to Integral Social Development (ECODESI), and the Association for Integral Development of Villarreal are...
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Costa Rica’s Poas Volcano Awakens: Ashfall and Gas Emissions Trigger Green Alert

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Today, the Poas Volcano experienced one of its most significant ash eruptions in the past five years. As of noon, ash and gas emissions...
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Costa Rica’s Toxic Titan: The Fascinating World of the Giant Toad

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Today we discuss the biggest toad you’ve ever seen, the giant toad. The giant toad is also known as the cane toad in English....
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Costa Rica’s Wildfire Crisis: Chira Island Battling Uncontrolled Blaze

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Over 286 hectares have been consumed since last Sunday, the 24th, by a forest fire that broke out on Chira Island, located near Puerto...
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Discovering the Elusive Helmeted Iguana in Costa Rica

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Years ago, while doing research on the green iguana and black spiny-tailed iguana, I came across another species of iguana that calls Costa Rica...
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Costa Rica Denies Receiving Asylum Seekers from the UK

Several media outlets reported yesterday that Costa Rica would be one of the countries chosen to receive asylum seekers from the United Kingdom. However,...
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Surf Legend Kelly Slater Alludes to Upcoming Retirement

"It seems like the end": Surf legend Kelly Slater hints at his upcoming retirement. "It seems like the end": Eliminated from a competition on...
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Debate Reignited Over Ayahuasca as Shamans Face Arrest in Mexico

Wearing a necklace of jaguar fangs and a green feather headdress, shaman Claudino Perez is back home in Colombia overseeing an ayahuasca ceremony after...
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