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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...

What are the greatest environmental challenges in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica's push for green policies has long sparked debate among experts, who often call out gaps between bold promises and real-world steps, especially...

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...

Small but Mighty, Costa Rica Big on Biodiversity

Tiny Costa Rica is one of the Earth’s major biodiversity hot spots. Did you know that our little territory, just 280 kilometers wide and 480...

Some Room Left at the Inn for the Holidays

And in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world … should come to Costa Rica. With the holidays kicking...

Fewer Forest Fires in ’08, 15 Due to ‘Vengeance’

Firefighters battled 55 blazes in 2008, down from 90 in 2007, the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Ministry (MINAET) announced this week. In total, more than...

Students: Community Service a Learning Opportunity

The school year is almost at an end for approximately 70,000 11th-grade students in 800 high schools across the country, who will be looking...

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...

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Costa Rica President Explores El Salvador’s CECOT Prison During Official Visit

President Rodrigo Chaves completed a two-day trip to El Salvador on Friday by walking through the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), the region's largest prison...

Coming Home to Costa Rica on a Midnight Flight

My flight was scheduled for a late evening arrival. I prefer flying into Costa Rica in the daytime hours. From a window seat I...

Costa Rica Has the World’s Second-Worst Traffic

Drivers here in Costa Rica spend hours stuck in gridlock each day, and new figures confirm the problem ranks among the most severe worldwide....

WSL Yellow Alert at Nazaré: What It Means for Latin American Big-Wave Surfers

The World Surf League has activated a yellow alert for the Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Portugal. Incoming Atlantic...

Roger Federer Returns to Australian Open for Star-Studded 2026 Launch Event

Tennis fans around the world got a surprise boost on Friday when Australian Open organizers announced that Roger Federer would make a triumphant return...
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