ASTRONAUT Franklin Chang Díazhas not only reached the stars – he has alsoreached star status in Costa Rica. Here, hiscompatriots take national pride in...
A week and a half after a fire ragedthrough two floors of San José’s HospitalCalderón Guardia, claiming 19 lives andcausing an estimated $15-20 million...
THE unexpected concern and generosityof complete strangers has helped get aseverely burned toddler from Costa Rica toa pediatric burn center in Galveston, in theU.S....
COFFEE hascontributed to thecountry’s cultureand economy since1820, when landownersbegan plantingit and exportingit to Europe. Duringthe heyday ofcoffee production,in the 1980s, coffeefarmers here receivednearly $300for...
FABIÁN Hernández, 67, has two prostheticlegs, the hard tan plastic emergingfrom his socks contrasting sharply with hisdark brown skin just above the knee. Sincethe...
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua –Nicaragua’s first lending library, run by aU.S. woman, is serving as an example forother book-loving expatriates.Jane Mirandette opened the...
Most visitors hiking in CorcovadoNational Park use Puerto Jiménez as astaging base, staying in town or atlodges close to the park’s southernentrance. Now there...
The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) will launch a campaign on social networks to raise awareness and educate the population on the conservation...
American Airlines announced a new route from Philadelphia International Airport to Guanacaste, Costa Rica, starting December 7, 2024. This will be the first time...
Residents of the southern Caribbean denounced the logging of trees in the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge. They reported that the activity commenced on April...
Today we meet the blue grosbeak. This little songbird is a sometimes resident, sometimes migrant whose coloration has direct effects on its ability to...
