THE long-awaited Fishing andAquaculture Law, which includes sanctionsagainst fishing in protected areas, unlicensedfishing vessels and unsustainableshark fishing, was approved by the LegislativeAssembly in second...
IMPROVED infrastructure, more deliberate developmentand increased foreign investment – those are thegoals for Costa Rica’s tourist sector after two years ofhuge increases in the...
MORE than 100 former oreros – goldpanners and miners – who were evictedfrom Corcovado and Piedras Blancasnational parks in the southern Pacificregion are camping...
Education, public works and other CostaRican officials are expressing concern about theausterity measures and budget slashes PresidentAbel Pacheco and the Finance Ministry arethreatening to...
WHILE government officials claimtheir hands are tied regarding the poachingcrisis in the country’s national parks, privatedonors and non-profit organizationsare pitching in to provide the...
CONTINUED rampant poaching of jaguars and their main prey, the white-lipped peccary, has brought numbers of both species in the country's southern Pacific region...
WATCHING a goat be milked is noteverybody’s idea of a great vacation. In fact,only about 3% of tourists would find themselvescaptivated by such activity,...
COSTA Rica passed a mining law in1992 that prohibits prospecting in nationalparks without a permit.The following year, the governmentstopped issuing permits for CorcovadoNational Park,...
A presidential decree intended to regulate thecutting of Costa Rica’s coastal forests mayinstead be hacking away at the country’s longstandingmarriage between ecotourism andenvironmental protection.At...
Costa Rica's coffee industry faces losses of up to 10% as Nicaragua's strict new immigration laws and unseasonable rains disrupt the crucial harvest season....
Relations between Costa Rica and China have grown increasingly strained after the Central American nation's decision to exclude Asian companies from its 5G network...
"We must ensure the security of our borders against trafficking and illegal immigration" because it is the "top priority," Kristi Noem, chosen by Donald...
The Fuego volcano, located 35 km from Guatemala's capital, is registering launches of columns of gas, ash, and rocks, reported the institute of volcanology...
