Environment

A very interesting investigative task has been carried out by the team of the well-known newspaper The Economist accompanied exclusively by The Costa Rica News.The main purpose is to produce a documentary about “Isla del Coco” and the...

The term biodiversity refers to the number of species, animals, and plants that live in a place. In its broadest sense, biodiversity means LIFE ON EARTH. This term began to be used in 1985.The number of species that inhabit...

The government signed a US$ 90.4 million loan with the German bank KFW last Thursday to finance the treatment of sewage from Palmares, Jacó (in Garabito), Quepos and Golfito. Acueducto y Alcantarillados (AyA) will contribute another US$ 10 million...

One of the most special months of the year arrived -December-, and the EcoFeria Camino Real (Dominical) invites both Costa Ricans and tourists to attend a Christmas experience every Friday. This event is, at the same time, very ecological...

Every day, foreigners and citizens of Costa Rica enjoy diverse and unique events full of art, gastronomy, and culture. There is one that distinctively differentiates itself from all others. It is the “Welcome to Migratory Birds” Festival, which took...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...