ACCUSATIONS that baby turtles were killed duringscientific experiments in Las Baulas NationalMarine Park have added fuel to an already tense debateabout the purpose of...
Spitting through his half-toothless, 9-year-oldgums, a curly headed boy in the San Joséchildren’s home Hogarcito María sputtered ashopping list of the advantages of having...
WHO would have ever thought ofAlajuela as the Chosen City? Or thatobjects descending from above whilecrossing the Central Park were not mangoesor pigeons but...
When President Abel Pacheco took officethree years ago, he declared as priorities reducingpoverty and protecting the environment.This week, moments after the President used hisannual...
“Motherliness is the soul of all healing.”–Hindu ScriptureIT is often heard in spiritual circles thatwhen the student is ready, the teacherappears. If this is...
TWENTY minutes ahead of the nearestriders, Ligia Madrigal unclipped hershoe from the pedal and fished her contourmap out of its plastic casing. She was...
IN the Coca-Cola bus station in western San José onerecent morning, backpack-laden tourists bought tickets,paradise at their fingertips: pristine beaches, lava-spoutingpeaks, the eerie silence...
Costa Rican women are at the forefront of developing the country’s agricultural sector in rural areas, significantly impacting sustainable farming and livestock management. The...
In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this...