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In Hot Pursuit to Save Dry Forests

Just a few centuries ago, a vast forest stretched along the Pacific coast, beginning in southern Mexico and rolling into Costa Rica. Coyote, deer and...

‘Ultra-Marathon’ to Bring Runners to Ometepe

It’s a feeling that you can’t fully understand until you’ve been there and encountered it for yourself. At least, that’s how Josue Stephens describes...

Bill to Modify Marina Controls Under Fire

The Legislative Assembly is considering a bill that would increase environmental controls on marina development and ease the application process. However, some critics are saying...

Filmmaker Fights to Contain Climate ‘Monster’

For Nicolas Brown, the fight to stop the potentially catastrophic effects of global climate change is the challenge of his generation. “For my parents, it...

Enviro Tribunal Rules Against Nat’l Park Fishers

The Environmental Tribunal this week ordered the captain and the owner of a fishing boat caught fishing inside the Isla del Coco National Park...

Replanting Turns Tide on Deforestation

MANAGUA – Bucking a decades-old destructive trend, massive reforestation efforts by the government and private organizations this year are expected to reverse Nicaragua’s annual...

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...

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US Launches Operation Southern Spear Against Latin American Drug Cartels

The United States has rolled out a major military effort called Operation Southern Spear to tackle drug cartels across Latin America. Defense Secretary Pete...

ICE Detains High-Profile Gang Member from El Salvador in U.S.

Federal authorities in the United States have detained a high-profile fugitive from El Salvador, exposing gaps in how media portray certain immigration cases. Antonio...

Costa Rica Hosts Barcelona vs Real Madrid Legends Match

Legends from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to face off in an exhibition match in Costa Rica next year, marking the first...

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Off Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast

A moderate earthquake shook parts of the Pacific coast early Saturday morning, prompting residents in several areas to report light to moderate trembling. OVISCORI recorded...

Costa Rica’s Route 32 Reopens After 12-Day Closure

After 12 long days, the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) announced today the reopening of Route 32, following the completion of debris...
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