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President Launches Telecom Reform

With the stroke of a pen, President Oscar Arias stripped the state-run telecommunications and electricity monopoly of some of its bureaucratic shackles yesterday. Arias signed...

Golfito Marina Project Seeks Final Permits

After months of bureaucratic delays, and with financial backing from a new U.S. investor, developers of a large marina project in the small southeastern...

Immigration in Disarray

Foreigners in line at Immigration swap stories about the problem-ridden bureaucracy as if they were war tales. The man who started shaking in fury...

ICE Power Swap Revives Conflict

The naming of a new executive president for the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) this week drew fire from labor unions and rekindled controversy...

Monteverde Celebrates Release Of New Documentary, Book

Peace Pilgrim, the woman who spent 28  years walking through North America to spread the message of peace, walked again last weekend in the...

Puppet Show Decries Wild Animals as Pets

Wild birds can be beautiful and their songs divine, but keeping them as pets is a nothing but a crime. That’s the message approximately 30...

Creative Cuisine Abounds in Central Pacific

Whether your stay in the central Pacific region takes you ziplining across treetops, boating through mangrove swamps, hiking in national parks or just lying...

Panel Discusses Country’s Energy Policies

In a country recognized internationally for its natural beauty and conservation efforts, the debate over how Costa Rica should produce its energy is ever-present....

Country Chooses Hydro Power

With Costa Rica’s demand for energy growing just over 5% a year, planners at the government institute in charge of the nation’s energy supply...

Environmentalists Express Doubts about Arias

Environmentalists’ expectations for the new government range from hopeful to bleak, though they all seem to agree on one thing: the second administration of...

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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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