Six months after President Laura Chinchilla’s government proposed ₡20 billion — roughly $40 million — in aid to Costa Rica’s struggling coffee farmers, the Comptroller General’s Office approved the project, according to a statement last Friday.
Three armed assailants allegedly killed U.S. retiree Kurt Heigis, 64, Sunday night in San Ramón, a coffee town 36 kilometers northwest of San José. Police are investigating.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – When Fabio Miarelli opened coffee cherries at his 220-acre farm in the Sul de Minas region to examine how the beans inside were developing, he found wilted, rubbery granules half the normal size.
The morning opened up slowly on John F. Kennedy Road, the main artery through Escazú’s commercial sprawl, where modest traffic eased its way down the boulevard, and only a few flags waved from cars and buses.
Costa Rica's National Police announced the outlines of "Operation Safe Summer," including at least 500 additional police for festivities in Palmares next week.
Christopher Columbus first brought sugar to the Americas in the 15th century. Since then it has transformed the political and social composition of the region. Here’s a look at one Central American country’s modern industry.
