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The Magic of Manuel Antonio and Quepos
TCRN Regional Correspondent: Katrina PalmerImagine yourself soaking up the sun on a stunning white sand beach, surrounded by luscious green rainforest that in some spots sneaks out to the edges of the surf. Encompassed by this beauty, the dazzling...
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A Closer Look at Nicaragua and Ortega
In light of Ortega’s true mission of a totalitarian government, the San Juan river dispute seems like a minor issue in comparison. If Ortega is allowed to achieve his goals, it will have long lasting and dangerous effects for rest of the Central American countries.
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Sangha and Spiritual Friendship
Featured Columnist - Meditations
Martin LeFevreAs Buddhism has proliferated in America and the West, the notion of sangha has gone along with it. In this town of about 100,000 in northern California, there are seven sanghas I know of, most...
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Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Unholy Alliance
TCRN STAFF: Mr. Opinion.Nicaragua
Nicaragua continues it's attempts to annex a piece of Costa Rica. Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega is setting himself up as a puppet Hugo Chávez by running, unconstitutionally, for another term. Both of these dictators are friends and...
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Freedom and the Dark Current of Destiny
Featured Columnist - Meditations
Martin LeFevreAutumn is at its peak and premium in northern California’s Central Valley. The yellows, oranges, and golds are resplendent in the parkland on a brilliant day, while the temperature is still mild enough for shirtsleeves.Two...
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The Lingering Echo of Rousseau
Featured Columnist - Meditations
Martin LeFevreJean-Jacques Rousseau, despite or because of our cynical age, retains a powerful hold on the post-modern mind. Nowhere is that fact more apparent than with Western notions of indigenous people and their relevance for the...
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Why This Conflict Could be a Much Bigger Mistake for Nicaragua
TCRN STAFF: Both sides should be careful, as they both have a lot to lose. Nicaragua already has a tainted recent history in terms of conflict, and this will certainly have an impact on Costa Rica’s primary economic...
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Political Graffiti in San Jose
Featured Columnist - Political Correspondent - Latin American Relations
Jennifer MayerSan Jose is not known for the striking murals that grace the major cities of Europe or the United States. In fact, the vast majority of graffiti in San Jose...
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Why Meditate?
Featured Columnist – Meditations
Martin LeFevreLiving in a cultural desert, as we do in the West, and as more and more people do in this vapid global society, what is our response? Is it to just "go with the flow" as...
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Good News After a week of Devastating Weather
TCRN STAFF:The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) - national weather service - said we saw the effects of Thomas that is now leaving the Caribbean, but soaked Costa Rica for almost three days straight, causing landslides and flooding in many...
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“El Coco”, in Carrillo, Will be Site of the Seventh Marina in Costa Rica
Costa Rica will have a new official access port in El Coco, canton of Carrillo, Guanacaste. The space will...