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Building Experts: Preliminary Consults Are Key

To build a tropical retreat from the northern winter months is the goal of many foreigners who put down stakes in Costa Rica. And...

Manuel Antonio Park Faces Closure

The clock is ticking for ManuelAntonioNational Park, which had until Thursday to correct health and sanitary problems or face closure at the hands of...

Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio gets extension to clean up

Manuel Antonio National Park will stay open, for now. Local businesses and tourism outlets breathed a sigh of relief Friday after Health Minister María Luisa...

Oxfam America: Mining Reaps Few Benefits

An open-pit goldmine may not be quite the, well, goldmine it’s made out to be. A study on mining in Central America focusing on...

Forest fire burns in northwestern Costa Rica’s Barra Honda

A forest fire in the Barra Honda National Park, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, has burned at least 65 hectares since Sunday, the...

Environment Ministry Under Investigation

Legislators have opened an investigation into the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET), after the ministry’s internal auditor alleged a lack of financial oversight. “The...

Protecting Tico Oceans Would Be Great Legacy

You might think it unlikely that George W. Bush could school Oscar Arias about the environment and things green. You would be wrong. Believe...

Timber Cos. Seeking More Wood From Forests

Costa Rica’s nearly $300 million timber industry is growing and gets almost threequarters of its wood from forest plantations, said a report released by...

A Penny for Their Enviro Thoughts

What are the greatest environmental challenges that Costa Rica is facing? “Without a doubt, the lack of environmental leadership from the government, which has demonstrated...

Arias’ Green Image Taken to the Woodshed

On a concrete wall across from the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry in downtown San José is a message: “Leave nature, and us, in...

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Costa Rica Bolsters Yellow Fever Defenses Amid Regional Surge

Costa Rica is intensifying its defenses against yellow fever as cases surge across Latin America, prompting heightened vigilance from national health authorities. The Pan...

5,000-Year-Old Woman’s Remains Discovered in Peru’s Ancient Caral Civilization

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...

Adjusting to Expat Life in Costa Rica and Its Two Gentle Seasons

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,...

Poás Volcano Eruptions Deliver Economic Blow to Costa Rican Tourism

The recent eruptions of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have significantly disrupted tourism in nearby communities, including Poás, Poasito, Fraijanes, Vara Blanca, and Los...

Costa Rica to Host ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise Season 10

Costa Rica will serve as the filming location for the tenth season of ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise, with production scheduled to start this summer....
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