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Debt for Nature Swap To Aid Wildlands

Costa Rica s most critical wildlands will enjoy a $26 million boost over the next 16 years, ensuring the protection and preservation of tropical...

Gov’t to Install Security Cameras

They’ll be watching you. In public parks, shopping centers, highways, beaches and at the border, they’ll be recording your every move. The Arias administration last week...

Campaigns Heat up as Referendum Nears

Polls showing a nearly divided electorate have added a frenetic urgency to the campaigns on a free-trade pact with the United States, which will...

How Has CAFTA Affected Other Countries?

While not yet a certainty in Costa Rica, the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA) has been in effect for just...

Anti-CAFTA, Anti-U.S. Graffiti Seen All Over

It says U.S. President George W. Bush is an “assassin” and calls North Americans “Nazis.” It tells the United States to leave this country alone....

Iraq War Support Still Questioned

ALMOST one year after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) agreed to review an injunction brought against President Abel Pacheco for...

Pretty in Pink: Roble de Sabana

Common Name: Pink trumpet tree Spanish Name: Roble de sabana Latin Name: Tabebuia rosea Family: Bignoniaceae Geo-distribution: A native tree of Mesoamerica and the national tree...

Limón’s Cariari Park To Receive Facelift

Officials this week announced a $3.5 million plan to remodel Cariari Park, near the Caribbean port city of Limón, to highlight the region’s natural...

Scientists Develop Plan to Protect Costa Rican Jaguars

A map of Costa Rica’s jaguar populations reads like a dartboard after an assault by drunken bar patrons. Here and there, population centers are scattered...

Around the World with Sculptor Edgar Zúñiga

Art serves many purposes: to beautify, to commemorate, to make a statement, to communicate. Costa Rica’s Edgar Zúñiga accomplishes it all, and his work...

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Soaring Tomato and Potato Prices Alarm Costa Rican Consumers

Shoppers in Costa Rica are facing sticker shock as the prices of essential vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes have skyrocketed in recent weeks, raising...

El Salvador’s Bukele Predicts Bitcoin Boom Under Trump Presidency

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, assured on Tuesday that 2025 will be a "very important year" for the "exponential" revaluation of bitcoin...

Costa Rica Grocery Store Guide: Local Products and Shopping Tips

Chances are you shop local if you call Tiquicia home or spend enough time in Costa Rica. You head out to the feria, frutería...

Costa Rica Coffee Launches Zero Deforestation Guarantee Program

Costa Rican coffee is recognized worldwide for its quality. Now, it also seeks to differentiate itself in international markets as a product that guarantee...

Costa Rica Condemns Maduro’s Power Grab in Venezuela Election

Following its democratic tradition, Costa Rica labeled Nicolás Maduro's takeover of power in Venezuela as “illegitimate.” The nation firmly dismissed the inauguration act through...
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