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Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

Ileana Fernandez - April 19, 2024

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Returning a Lost Wallet in Costa Rica: A Story of Honesty and Reflection

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Costa Rican President Meets with Panama’s Favored Presidential Candidate

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Vaping Surge in Costa Rica Alarms Health Authorities

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Costa Rica Wildlife – I Finally Saw a Baird’s Tapir

Vincent Losasso -

In Costa Rica, a land of mostly small creatures, a giant lurks in the shadows. Costa Rica is not Africa, where a huge number...

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Rafa Nadal says goodbye to Barcelona

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Rafa Nadal, who returned to competition on Tuesday after more than three months of absence, was eliminated this Wednesday in the second round of...

Latin America

Panama Papers Lawyers Face 12-Year Prison Sentence

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The Panamanian prosecutor's office asked on Wednesday for 12 years in prison, the maximum penalty for money laundering, for Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca,...

Costa Rica

Why Costa Rica farmers are going out of business?

Ileana Fernandez -

The National Chamber of Agriculture and Agribusiness (CNAA) of Costa Rica reported monthly losses of $1,000,000 for the agricultural sector due to problems at...

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Chirripó National Park Temporarily Closes Reservations

Ileana Fernandez -

SINAC informed that the decision is due to a new contracting process for non-essential services and activities. "This measure has been taken with the...

Latin America

Panama Candidate Mulino Vows to Close Darién Jungle to Migrants

Presidential candidate José Raúl Mulino, the protégé of former President Ricardo Martinelli who leads the polls for the May 5 elections in Panama, promised...

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Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

The law that bans single-use plastics in Costa Rica comes into force on April 20th. This measure, approved in 2021, seeks to eliminate materials...

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Returning a Lost Wallet in Costa Rica: A Story of Honesty and Reflection

Early one morning in the waning days of the pandemic, I found a wallet in the street while cycling. The contents consisted of 8,000...

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Costa Rican President Meets with Panama’s Favored Presidential Candidate

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, received José Raúl Mulino in San José yesterday. Mulino is the protégé of former President Ricardo Martinelli...

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