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Budget to Boost Learning

Spending on education, health care and the environment would all increase next year if a budget proposed this week by President Oscar Arias is...

Costa Rica’s 2009 budget beefs up social spending

  Government spending on education, health care and the environment would all increase next year in the proposed 2009 budget that Finance Minister Guillermo Zúñiga...

Eco-Smart Design, Fine Food Are the Buzz at El Silencio Lodge

For travelers who want to experience the cloud forest of Costa Rica, but don’t want to rough it, a new luxurious ecoresort is pampering...

Former Minister Files 2nd Defamation Suit

Mario Boza, widely regarded as the “father” of Costa Rica’s national parks, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the University of Costa Rica and...

Boza Wants Apology – and to be Understood

For nearly four decades, Mario Boza has worked to protect Costa Rica’s natural treasures. Recently, however, the man regarded as the “father of the national...

Environmental Group Faces Defamation Suit

Environmental organization Asociación Conservacionista Yiski and its president, María Elena Fournier, plan to fight a defamation lawsuit filed by a former environment vice minister...

1,500 More Hectares Burn In Palo Verde Park

More than 1,500 hectares (about 3,700 acres) of the Palo Verde National Park were charred in a blaze that officials believe was intentionally set.

Indigenous Yorkín Community Welcomes Off-the-Beaten-Path Travelers

The jungle crowds the river on both sides. The sun burns down on the back of my neck. Birds shriek and circle overhead. I...

Costa Rica Orosi Loop Offers Perfect Day Trip From San Jose

Have you been stuck in San José too long? Feel a need to banish those city blues, but short on time? The perfect escape...

What’s In It For Nicaragua?

Dear Nica Times: Since Nicaragua, like Costa Rica, bowed to U.S. pressure and signed CAFTA, and now that Nicaragua has released the American who was...

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Costa Rica’s Chaves Slams Supreme Court as “National Disgrace” in Corruption Case

On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Chaves didn’t hold back. In his weekly press conference, he slammed the Supreme Court, calling it a “national disgrace” that’s...

Costa Rica Moves Forward with Crypto Regulation to Combat Financial Crime

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly has advanced a landmark bill targeting the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs), aiming to bolster the nation’s defenses...

Protests Rise Over Panama Canal’s New Water Project

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday defended the construction of a new reservoir for the interoceanic canal and criticized those who oppose the...

Costa Rica Extradites David Ochy to Panama for Alleged Money Laundering

Costa Rican authorities have extradited David Ochy, a former Panamanian presidential candidate, to Panama, where he faces charges of money laundering tied to the...

Costa Rica Introduces New ₡500 Coin: Old One No Longer Valid

Visitors to Costa Rica this month should be aware of an important change to the country’s currency. As of Tuesday, July 1, the old...
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