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Fishing For Tarpon on Caribbean Coast Makes for Great Story

It was the night before I landed my first tarpon. Daniel Herrera, my friend and Parismina fishing guide, sat forward in his chair at the...

Chayote: Tropical Pear on a Vine

The chayote is an old acquaintance found in many cultures around the world. Its humble origin lies in the deep forests of Central America....

Casa Río Blanco: A Tarzan-and-Jane Paradise on the Caribbean Slope

Casa Río Blanco Ecolodge, overlooking the beautiful Río Blanco near the Caribbean-slope town of Guápiles, is a dream come true for Herbie Proost and...

New Facilities Inaugurated at Poás

Poás, Costa Rica’s most-visited volcano and national park, north of San José, has a new cafeteria, artisan shop and video room, the Ministry of...

Tourism Industry Slowly Ramping Up Access

On a scale of one to 10, Alberto López gives Costa Rica’s tourism industry a five or six when it comes to access for...

Country Celebrates World Environment Day

From an environmental film awards ceremony to the launch of a new page in the Technical Secretariat of the Environment Ministry (SETENA) Web site,...

La República Editor Dies at 52

Franklin Herrera, editor of the daily La República, died Sunday of a heart attack while hiking Turrialba Volcano, on the Caribbean slope. He was...

High Hopes For New ‘Model Forest’

TURRIALBA, Cartago – Despite boasting the second-most-polluted river in Costa Rica, mountainsideswhose trees have given way to pesticide-heavy farms, andone of the country’s most...

School Year, Figueres, Bomb

One Year AgoThe new school year began amidcomplaints that schools throughout thecountry, particularly in rural areas, stilllacked desks, teachers and studentlunches.Representatives of the Municipalityof...

Costa Rica Send Off: My Green Goodbye Plans

I have now lived half of my life in Costa Rica, and as I have no plans to leave, my reality is that I...

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Costa Rica Birding: Meet the Blue Grosbeak

Today we meet the blue grosbeak. This little songbird is a sometimes resident, sometimes migrant whose coloration has direct effects on its ability to...

Panama Canal Increases Ship Transits Amid Persistent Water Shortage

The Panama Canal increased its daily number of ship transits this Thursday, although the water deficit that led to the restriction of crossings and...

Costa Rican Business Sector Protests Exchange Rate Policies

The business sector took to the streets of San José in protest against the exchange rate and the abrupt appreciation of the colon, following...

Women Leading Migration Trends in Latin America

More and more women are migrating in Latin America in search of job opportunities, now making up 40% of the total, in an increasing...

El Salvador’s Military Siege Restores Security in the North

A military siege imposed almost two months ago to combat gangs in Chalatenango, a region in northern El Salvador, has brought security back to...
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