Environment

Hundreds Gather in San José Against Pineapple Expansion

May 15th World Agriculture Day in Costa Rica Hundreds gather in San José against Pineapple expansion March of the Spheres attracted quite a crowd The main point was to ask for the nullity of recent environmental permits given to Del Monte. The call...

Pesticides in Coffee Plantation on the Brink of Phase-Out

Nowadays, the country is about to take a stance to a pesticide called Glyphosphate in order to boost the sustainable production of a coffee plantation. Costa Rican authorities are conscious of the chemical as it is considered one of...

Costa Rica Launches Plan to Harness Groundwater in July

Alianza will provide high-resolution maps and images on water resources. Study valued at $ 1.4 million will give more precision in drilling and exploitation. With high-resolution maps and images, Costa Rica will begin to assess the status and potential of...

Pineapple expansion conquers Terraba Sierpe wetland in Osa

494 hectares of a new pineapple plantation in Palmar Sur are adjacent to the main archaeological sphere site. Without performing a field visit, SETENA gave a green light. There is an ongoing pineapple expansion fueled by new markets like China. Osa is...

Reasons To Visit Costa Rica During The Rainy Season

Costa Rica is a country to visit in any season of the year. You may hear people saying ‘it’s better to go when there’s no rain’ or ‘No! It’s better to visit Costa Rica in the summertime’. Honestly, a...

Sun & Volcanoes; Costa Rica’s Natural Energy Sources

In the last two years, Costa Rica has achieved over ninety percent of electricity production from renewable sources and now wants to diversify. Costa Rica wants to diversify the energy matrix with an expansion of sources from geothermal energy -...

First Municipality in Costa Rica to Ban the Use of Agrochemicals in Public Spaces

Agrochemical or agrichemical, a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and nematicides. It may...

CNN en Español Featuring Pura Vida Costa Rica

Alejandra Oraa is the journalist for CNN en Español who will be in charge of the new season of Destinations, the travel and tourism section of the international news chain. The Venezuelan, who since last week has toured different...

Costa Rica Exceeds 99% of Renewable Generation

Geothermal generation shows sustained growth, following the temporary exit of operation Miravalles III by Hurricane Otto.  According to data from the National Energy Control Center (CENCE), Costa Rica produced 99.06% of its electricity with five renewable sources between January...

It’s Getting Hot in Here!

On Wednesday night, Póas volcano registered a new eruption (composed of gas, steam, and particles), which caused a head of water, due to the overflow of the river Desague, confirmed the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori ). The...
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 San José Municipality Cancels Zapote Fair Tender: Are Year-End Festivities at Risk?

The iconic year-end celebrations in San José, Costa Rica, face mounting uncertainty after the local government officially declared the...