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Costa Rica nabs spot in next year’s regional World Cup qualifying finals

Costa Rica´s national men´s soccer team beat Suriname yesterday, its fourth consecutive win, to clinch a spot in next year´s regional finals for the...

Turning Mellow Yellow Into a Green Machine

Costa Rica last year exported 114 million boxes of bananas, amounting to more than 2 million tons of the fruit. But the transportation, operations and...

President Colom to Protect Maya Culture

GUATEMALA CITY – New Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom built his reputation on helping the country's marginalized Maya Indians. And when he officially took office last...

Experts Warn Climate Change Already Affecting Costa Rica

Meteorologists and representatives of the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) warned this week that climate change is already happening in Costa Rica, citing extreme weather...

Soaring Food Prices Alarm Consumers

“These are 15 córdobas a pound, amor,” Angela Mercado tells a prospective customer, running her hands through a sack of dry beans. The customer, María...

Ortega Decrees State Of Disaster Nationwide

Following 47 days of continual rain, which has claimed seven lives in the past week and dumped more water on Nicaragua than Hurricane Mitch...

Henrietta Boggs, First Lady of the Revolution

The Alabama woman who married a revolutionary President of Costa Rica speaks about the country’s past and future.   MONTGOMERY, Alabama – All roads led to...

Global Warming Threatens Coastal Cities

If the latest round of climate change predictions comes true, Costa Ricans’ grandchildren may be running for higher ground – and packing their belongings...

Tamarind Adds Tang to Cuisines from the Tropics

Tamarind is a widely known produce cultivated throughout the tropics, around the world. Believed to be of East African origin, it is largely grown...

Mulching and Xeriscaping Help to Weather the Dry Season

Every year at the beginning of the dry season, I like to remind readers of the importance of conserving our water resources. As Costa Rica...

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Expat Living: Moving to a New House in Costa Rica

Moving isn’t fun in any country. Nothing extols the virtues of minimalism like picking up all your stuff and putting it back down again...

Panama’s President-Elect Vows Deportation for Darién Migrants

Panama's president-elect, José Raúl Mulino, promised this Thursday to deport migrants who enter the country through the Darién jungle, which borders Colombia, on their...

Costa Rica Airfare Sale with Over 50% Savings on United Flights

United Airlines is currently offering significant discounts on flights to Costa Rica. You can find some routes slashed by more than 50% off regular...

Costa Rica Shuts Down State Zoos, Ends Animal Captivity

The government of Costa Rica announced this Thursday that it will close the country's two state zoos, following 11 years of litigation over a...

Electricity Cuts to Affect Costa Rica Next Week, Confirms ICE

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) informed through a press conference about the electricity cuts that will be carried out in different parts of...
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