THE balance between development and preservation is a challenge that city planners, environmentalists and politicians struggle with around the globe. Here in Costa Rica,...
THE decimated peccary populations in Corcovado National Park have surged since March and may finally restore the numbers of the equally afflicted jaguars that...
(Part two in a two-part series on improving and repopulating San José.)AS developers’ eyes and investors’ pocketbooks remain fixated on urban sprawl east, west,...
(Part one in a two-part series on improving and repopulating San José.)When government officials announced planson Wednesday to change some bus routes andrepave a...
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...
Costa Rica is intensifying its defenses against yellow fever as cases surge across Latin America, prompting heightened vigilance from national health authorities. The Pan...
Archaeologists announced Thursday the discovery of the remains of a woman who lived approximately 5,000 years ago and is believed to have belonged to...
Costa Rica's subtle seasonal changes offer orientation when spring, summer, autumn and winter aren’t there to structure the passage of time. Spring is here,...
The recent eruptions of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have significantly disrupted tourism in nearby communities, including Poás, Poasito, Fraijanes, Vara Blanca, and Los...
