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The ants won this round

I should have known better. This is the tropics, after all. I mean, even fence posts turn into trees in these hyper-fertile lands. But it...

Walking Around: This Isn’t McDonald’s

On a recent trip to Manuel Antonio National Park, I stopped at a pharmacy in Parrita, which is about 20 minutes outside of Quepos....

Hey, You Look Just Like A Fat Woman

It's the holidays, and that means that San Jose's streets are absolutely teeming with shoppers, gawkers, hustlers, helpers, and all in between. On the...

Walking Around: Refugees Are Like You Or Me

On the outside wall of Costa Rica's National Assembly I found this phrase:   "Refugees are like you or me, with just one difference: they have...
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A Satirical Look at the Unique Personalities You’ll Meet Visiting Costa Rica

Every year, millions of tourists visit Costa Rica to enjoy the beaches, mountains, volcanoes, and of course, the amazing assortment of wildlife. Monkeys, sloths,...

New Nicaraguan Law Criminalizes Opposition from Abroad, Targets NGOs

Nicaragua's regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions...

Costa Rica Strengthens Fight Against Illegal Fishing with Virtual Reality Training

For the third consecutive year, the course on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) was held last weekend, where 34 judges, environmental prosecutors, OIJ...