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Could Nicoya’s Blue Zone, One of the Five in the World, Disappear?
On August 30, the documentary “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones” was released on Netflix, which highlighted the virtues and challenges of the five blue zones in the world, including the one located in Costa Rica, exactly...
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Hybrid Work Gains Ground In Costa Rica
A recent survey by the firm PwC revealed that 79% of Costa Rican companies remain in a hybrid work model, which represents a challenge for companies, as they are forced to build collaboration schemes capable of integrating their collaborators,...
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Costa Rican Research Shows that Food with Microalgae Improves Production in Tilapia
Microalgae used as a supplement in feed for farm-grown fish serve to improve the health of animals, increasing productivity. They also have the potential to partially replace the expensive protein that forms the central part of concentrates and thus...
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Good News for Limón: The 2023-2024 Cruise Season Began this Past Wednesday
Despite the uncertainty that exists in the province of Limón due to the issue of violence, the good news is also being heard in the Caribbean of the country.This past Wednesday, August 11, the first cruise of the 2023-2024...
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International Rural Women’s Day: 300 Tica Entrepreneurs Received Seed Capital to Finance Their Projects
300 entrepreneurs from rural areas will receive seed capital funds to promote their productive projects, as part of the Public Policy for the Costa Rican Agricultural Sector 2023-2032.This initiative is carried out within the framework of the International Day...
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Going to the Gym is the Most Practiced Sport in Costa Rica and Behind it is Soccer, According to a UCR Study
Going to the gym (that is, lifting weights and using machines) is the most recreationally practiced sport in Costa Rica, surpassing soccer.Among those who do practice some sport, 59% say they go to the gym recreationally and 8% do...
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The Percentage of Renewable Energy in Costa Rica Could Reach 93% between 2023 and 2025 Due to Lack of Rain
Since December 2022, technicians from the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) detected a decrease in reservoirs, the large bodies of water that are available in their hydroelectric plants to produce energy when the rains stop and the flows decrease. At...
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Tico Ministry of Health Contradicts AyA on Water Quality in Alajuelita and Recommends Neighbors to Boil It
The Ministry of Health contradicts Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) about the quality of water in Alajuelita.It was the weekend that Health issued an urgent alert to the community of Alajuelita, Tejarcillos and Concepción, due to concerns with the quality...
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ICE Reports 1,400 Clients Who Generate Their Electricity But Have Obstacles To Transmit And Sell The Surpluses
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reports 1,400 clients who produce their own electricity, mostly from solar panels. This group, made up mainly of industry, increases the country's electricity generation capacity by 43.54 megawatts. Starting October 1, these customers could...
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President of Costa Rica in Panama for Immigration Talks
The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, arrived in Panama today to hold talks with his host partner, Laurentino Cortizo, with whom he will analyze the crisis of irregular migration. The visitor was received at the Marcos A. Gelabert Airport,...
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Costa Rican National Institute of Music invites Children and Young People Without Musical Knowledge to Participate in the 2025 Academic Year
The Ministry of Culture and Youth, through the National Institute of Music (INM), has opened the call for participation...