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Salvadoran Bitcoin Use Uncommon in 2023

An 88% of Salvadorans did not use Bitcoin in their transactions during 2023, even though it has been legal tender since 2021, a survey...

Costa Rican Company Biotech Develops Natural Pest Control for Farmers

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently revealed that pioneering Costa Rican company, BioTech, is developing groundbreaking natural alternatives to traditional chemical pesticides and...

Costa Rica’s Sustainable Blockchain Week

Known worldwide for its rainforests, commitment to environmental protection, and progressive sustainability policies, Costa Rica is now aiming to cement itself as a global...

Costa Rica Coffee Industry Funds Research with NFT Sales 

The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) and the Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica (SCACR) have partnered with non-fungible token (NFT)...

Nobel Prize Awarded for mRNA Vaccine Breakthrough

Researchers Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way...

Starlink Cleared for Costa Rica Launch, Bridging Digital Divide

Starlink, the groundbreaking satellite Internet service birthed by tech expert Elon Musk, has been greenlit to operate in Costa Rica by the Superintendence of...
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Norway Declines Costa Rica’s Request for Oil and Gas Exploration Studies

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) informed that Norway rejected the government's request to support studies on the exploration and exploitation of oil...

Costa Rica Invests in La Radial de Alajuela to Enhance Tourism and Reduce Traffic

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) reopened the road on La Radial de Alajuela. After three months of work and endless traffic...

U.S. and Costa Rica Forge Strategic Alliance in Technology and Telecommunications

Deputy National Security Advisor Neuberger, along with Department of State Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nathaniel C. Fick and U.S. Ambassador...