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Officials Target Human Trafficking

JACO, Puntarenas – Nubia Ordóñez never planned to sell her body to pay off debt. Nor did she plan on having to escape from...

Priest Assists Evicted

Approximately 40 displaced families from La Candela, evicted just days before President Oscar Arias took office on May 8, 2006, have taken matters into...

Activists Call for Coco Building Moratorium

In the face of blistering development that residents claim leaves them with barely a dribble at the kitchen sink or shower, the Guanacaste Brotherhood...

Costa Rican Community-based Tourism Group Makes First Foray into Nicaragua

It was a gangly, vine-draped affair, about 20 feet high, with scraggly branches drooping moss like flabby triceps – hardly suitable for a monkey,...

RV Caravan Traverses Central America

Amid a fleet of RV trailers camped out at the Belén Trailer Park in San Antonio de Belén, west of San José, Barbara Gutmann,...

Esterillos Beach Resort Dispute Heats Up

Accusations are flying high in an escalating legal battle over a multimillion-dollar luxury beach resort in the central Pacific coast town of Esterillos. The case...

Federación de Surf Receives Official Recognition

Guatemala has accepted the invitation. So has Nicaragua. Panama.El Salvador is expected to come in any day now. Antonio Pilurzu knows they will accept...

Officials Delay Electronic Voting Program

_ After waiting a month for official election results, some Costa Ricans may be eager for the instant gratification of an electronic voting system....

Real Estate Associations Push for Licensing and Training of Realtors

WITH land in Costa Rica being bought and sold at a furious pace, it seems that just about anyone who knows of property for...

Shopping for Real Estate on the World Wide Web

NOWADAYS, almost everyone shops for real estate on the Internet, as potential buyers can view pictures, features and prices of properties in the comfort...

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Costa Rica’s Tourism Sector Faces Competitive Challenges Despite Modest Growth

The Costa Rican tourism sector, a key driver of our nation’s economy, is grappling with competitiveness issues even as it sees a slight uptick...

Banana Workers in Panama Reject President’s Demand to End Protests

Workers in Panama at a subsidiary of the U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands rejected on Friday President José Raúl Mulino’s demand to reopen roads...

Costa Rica Pushes New Law to Protect Coral Reefs and Seagrasses

Independent Congresswoman Kattia Cambronero has put forward a bill to safeguard Costa Rica’s coral reefs and seagrass beds, addressing the growing threats to these...

Parasite Outbreak in Costa Rica’s Howler Monkeys Tied to Tourism and Land Use Changes

Howler monkeys in Costa Rica are facing a growing threat from bot fly larvae infestations, and new research points to tourism and land use...

Costa Rica’s Journalists’ Day: Press Freedom in Crisis

Every May 30, Costa Rica marks National Journalists’ Day, a time to honor the vital role journalists play in upholding democracy. Established in 2010...
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