Environment
UCR Students Made a Sunscreen that Does Not Alter Marine Ecosystem
A quintet of students from the pharmacy career of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) made a natural sunblock product that promises to minimize environmental damage.The chemicals that contain commercial sunblocks cause the bleaching of corals, which causes their...
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Straws and Other Single-Use Plastics Will Be Prohibited in Costa Rica
The ecological culture and sustainability continues to penetrate deep into the intentions of many Costa Ricans in search of an environmental improvement and, even, to reach the carbon neutrality sought by the government years ago, setting the goal for...
Environment
Clean Beaches in Costa Rica
Last week, Costa Rica once again made headlines because of its incredible people. We refer, specifically, to those who work every day to maintain their beaches, parks, and all the biodiversity that surrounds this country. In short, it was...
Environment
Tapantí National Park: Magical Natural Wonderland
The Tapantí National Park is a nature reserve that is located in the La Amistad Conservation Area, in conjunction with the Massif de la Muerte, Northeast of the Talamanca Mountain Range, in the south-central part of our country. Located...
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Meet the Amazing Animal Ecology in Costa Rica!
Costa Rica is one of the most famous countries in the world, for its variety of animal species, very characteristic of the Caribbean and the northern Tropics. On this particular occasion we will highlight the most spectacular species of...
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Costa Rica and Its Seismological Activities
For nobody is a secret that Costa Rica constantly suffers from earthquakes and tremors, which is due to “Sub-duction Zones” where large tectonic plates interact. These are, specifically, the Coco, Caribbean, Nazca, and the South American Plates. Japan, Mexico,...
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Costa Rica Will Explore Being the Host Country of COP25, for 2019
Due to its worldwide progress on the path towards Decarbonization, Costa Rica is exploring the possibility of being the host country of the Convention of the Parties (Cop25) to be held in 2019. The venues of the COPs are...
Environment
Experts Seek to Conserve and Restore Mangroves in the Country
The International Workshop for Exchange of Experiences in Mangrove Conservation and Restoration will be held this Thursday in the country for the framework of the Project Restoration, Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Mangroves of Costa Rica, Benin Against...
Environment
Why We Should Not Take Starfish Out of the Water
Like all marine animals, starfish is an organism found in the sea for one simple reason: They do not breathe air. Although this is something very logical, some people captivated by their beauty take them out of the water without thinking about the damage they cause them
Environment
Costa Rican Scientists Test Enzyme Degrading Pollutants in Rivers
A team of scientists from the Center for Research in Environmental Pollution (CICA) of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) will begin experiments with an enzyme capable of degrading certain pollutants that reach the rivers. The researchers Marta Pérez...
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Costa Rica in Top 5 of the Best Latin American Countries to Start a Business
Costa Rica is in the top 5 of the best countries in Latin America to start a business, according...