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After living for decades in metal-slab shelters atop rivers of sewage, families in a San José shantytown may get concrete homes with working septic...

At New Airpark, Home Is Just a Wing Away

Those of you who can't bear to be too far from your airplane no longer have to endure that separation anxiety. The first “fly-in” community...

Masaya: More Than Just an Artisan Market

MASAYA – El Malecón, the windswept boardwalk that peers out over the yawning Masaya lagoon at the foot of the burping Santiago crater, will...

Jorge Rodríguez: Enviro Office in Tough Spot

The bird’s eye view from Vice-Minister Jorge Rodríguez’s office, on the sixth floor of the Environment and Energy Ministry (MINAE) building in San José,...

Colombian Farm Theme Park Opening Here

QUIMBAYA, Colombia – A horse, lips quivering, enjoys his morning hay. A cow patty hits the cement floor of a farm stall with a...

Pro Baseball League Gaining Ground

MANAGUA – The grass has been cut and the foul lines chalked. The lineups have been penciled in and the beer and quesillo vendors...

Debt for Nature Swap To Aid Wildlands

Costa Rica s most critical wildlands will enjoy a $26 million boost over the next 16 years, ensuring the protection and preservation of tropical...

Gov’t to Install Security Cameras

They’ll be watching you. In public parks, shopping centers, highways, beaches and at the border, they’ll be recording your every move. The Arias administration last week...

Campaigns Heat up as Referendum Nears

Polls showing a nearly divided electorate have added a frenetic urgency to the campaigns on a free-trade pact with the United States, which will...

How Has CAFTA Affected Other Countries?

While not yet a certainty in Costa Rica, the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) has been in effect for just...

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Nighttime Closures Set for Costa Rica Highway This Weekend Amid Overpass Work

Drivers on Costa Rica's busy General Cañas Highway face temporary full closures over three nights starting this Friday as crews install beams for a...

How Latin America Is Adapting to Trump’s New Pressure

Latin America is navigating a minefield of economic and military threats following Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Some leaders have pushed back,...

Costa Rica Jaguar Caught on Camera Trap in Guanacaste Forest

The forest that I visit in person isn’t the same place my camera traps record. When I’m physically there it takes all of ten...

U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica Issues Security Alert Due To Rising Crime Threats

The U.S. Embassy here released a security alert, warning its citizens about a spike in crimes targeting foreigners across our country. Officials pointed to...

Costa Rica’s Main Airport Braces for Passenger Growth This High Season

Operators at Juan Santamaría International Airport forecast a notable uptick in passenger traffic for the upcoming high season, with projections showing 300,000 more visitors...
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