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A green World Cup in 2014
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil wants 2014 to be the year the World Cup goes green. The road to a sustainable soccer competition begins with the 12 stadiums of the host cities.In order to obtain financing from the Brazilian Development...
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Expats can help Costa Rica’s Green Party
For a nation that prides itself on the beauty of its environment and the diversity of its ecological heritage, Costa Rica has been remarkably slow in joining the “green” movement, which for several decades has been taking root around...
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20,000 fishermen to benefit from marketing
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – José Rodríguez, an artisanal fisherman in Puntarenas, has minutes to make a deal every morning on the docks overlooking the Pacific Ocean.“I have to sell my fish all at once because if not, I...
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Rosell: Lionel Messi will never leave FC Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain – FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell has a simple message for Lionel Messi: You aren’t going anywhere.Rosell said this week he has no plans to let the reigning two-time FIFA World Player of the Year depart the...
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A Collapse of Character
The one and only thing that George W. Bush did right during his miserable eight years in power as the president of the most powerful nation on earth, was to implement a more effective AIDS, malaria, and TB policy...
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Program Turns Drought-Ravaged Villages into “Gardens of Eden”
(NewsUSA) - In the Horn of Africa, barren landscapes and dirt fields surround large riverbeds that are totally dry. Herds of goats and camels, tired and emaciated, walk through parched lands in search of food and water. It's the worst...
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Global Inspiration in Costa Rica: INBio
“Costa Rica,” said Dr. Rodrigo Gamez Lobo, longtime President of INBio (National Biodiversity Institute) “is complex enough to be interesting, and small enough to be manageable.” Thanks to modern technology, I had a tremendously informative conversation with Dr. Gamez...
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Paraná penitentiary offers music as therapy
CURITIBA, Brazil – Vera wanted to sing, but she lost her breath every time she tried to raise her voice.As one of the 24 inmates in the Águia News Choir, at the Women’s Work Release Center (CRAF) in Curitiba,...
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Costa Rica: the best country brand in Latin America
Costa Rica is the best country brand in Latin America, says the seventh annual edition of the Country Brand Index (CBI), the global study of country brand strength by Future Brand, published last November 11th.The CBI analyzes countries around...
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Man, Nature, and Costa Rica
If there’s a more apt metaphor for the messy end of the Age of Oil, I haven’t heard it. A tanker truck loaded with driveway sealant burst a valve and leaked the gooey gunge along a nearly 40-mile stretch...
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Why an Increasing Number of Europeans Choose Costa Rica for a Well-Deserved Vacation
Costa Rica has long been a paradise for travelers seeking pristine nature, adventure, and relaxation. While it has been...