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New EU Immigration Policy Sparks Criticism in Region

MANAGUA – European diplomats in Nicaragua last week defended the European Union’s new immigration policy, which has become a thorny issue between the EU...

Water Reform Proposal Sends Sparks Flying

Water is a hot topic these days, and the text of a new water bill is doing little to cool things down. Though the Environment...

Wildfires Vexing Parks

As Costa Rica celebrated International Earth Day this week, firefighters in the northwest province of Guanacaste were stepping through the smoldering remains of what...

Perusing Parks in Paradise Just Got Pricier

Add “wad of cash” to your list of essentials for an excursion to Costa Rica's national parks. Entry fees jumped about 67% this year, the...

Idea Theft Sparks Heady Legislative Debate

At first surprised and confused, entrepreneur Claudio Pinto later shrugged off the news that his $10,000 software was selling for $15 at a flea...

Tamarindo Condo Project Sparks Complaints

TAMARINDO, Guanacaste – For a guy developing a legal, ecofriendly resort in a booming beach town in a region where one in four coastal...

Visit from U.S. Congressmen Sparks Outrage

A surprise visit from two U. S. congressmen at the behest of the Citizen Action Party (PAC) has those in favor of the controversial...

Country Aims to Expand National Film Industry

Costa Rican director Hilda Hidalgo remembers the first time she identified with a film. It was about 13 years ago when she watched “El...

Leaked Memo Sparks Scandal

Second Vice-President Kevin Casas temporarily stepped down this week from his post as Planning Minister following a scandal that erupted over the government's campaign...

National Registry Out to Map Entire Country

The National Registry has a vision of going where no one has gone before, taking on literally uncharted territory to create a comprehensive land...

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Life as an Expat in Costa Rica: How Coffee, Food, and Health Habits Change

It is early afternoon and I am sipping my fourth cup of coffee. This is nothing unusual, as I average over a liter of...

Pope Francis Laid to Rest in Rome: Who Will Be the Next Pope?

Thousands of people visited Pope Francis' tomb this Sunday, after he was laid to rest in Rome the day before following a massive funeral,...

New Panama Metro Tunnel Under the Canal Aims to Cut Commute Times

Panama has reached a major milestone in its ambitious Metro Line 3 project: the construction of the country's first metro tunnel beneath the Panama...

Costa Rica’s Tortuga Island Coral Garden Revives Reefs

The coral reefs off Tortuga Island in the Gulf of Nicoya are experiencing a remarkable revival, thanks to an innovative coral garden project spearheaded...

Theft in Costa Rica: A Local Expat’s Personal Experience

If you follow the news in Costa Rica with any degree of regularity, you’ll know that crime is in the zeitgeist. As with any...
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