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    Good News for Recycling in Talamanca

    Since 1998 the greater Puerto Viejo area has been on the cutting edge of recycling in Central America. An energetic group of women volunteers scratched and scraped their way to make recycling a reality for the developing community. After...

    Estimated $70 Million loss as a result of El Nino

    by MARVIN S. BARQUEROIn a preliminary report by the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the request of the Agricultural Council (CAC), the agricultural sector in six Central American countries lost an estimated $70...

    New National Convention Center in the Works

    BY GABRIELA MAYORGAThe future minister of Tourism, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, said that the Ministry will be responsible for building a National Convention Center.The Center, which is important to promote tourism, the country as a destination for exhibitions, seminars or...

    Penas Blancas border crossing needs major overhaul

    by VANESSA LOAIZA N.Penas Blancas border is an old, abandoned, dirty and slow. At this northern border crossing it can take up to three hours to complete immigration procedures for entry or exit into Costa Rican territory.Travelers must wait...

    Meditation, Illumination, and Revolution

    Contributor – Meditations Martin LeFerveThe shirtsleeve weather of the previous few days suddenly shifted last night. Rain fell in the valley and snow fell in the foothills, just a few hundred meters above the city.Today, black filigrees and the fractals...

    Aqueduct Project in Alta Talamanca

    In February the Talamancan Association of Eco-tourism and Conservation (ATEC) raised over $2,000 from local and international businesses and individuals to build an aqueduct in the Alta Talamanca community of Coroma. This aqueduct will supply water for a primary...

    Costa Rican PCD make another bust

    by Carlos Arguedas; translation by TCRN StaffOfficers of the Drug Control Police (PCD) today detained seven individuals suspected of transporting at least a ton of cocaine in two boats.According to Ricardo Gonzalez, press officer of the Ministry of Public...

    Interview with Germain Marin Director of the Traffic Police

    by ALONSO MATA B.; translation by TCRN StaffInterview with Germain Marin Director of the Traffic Police.What is the response of the new traffic law until today?We have seen a different behavior on the part of drivers, there is a major...

    Streams Without Division

    The smaller of the two creeks, just beyond town (and soon to be enveloped by it), is running full and strong again after the winter storms. One can almost forget that for over three months it was a stream...

    Students and photocopiers require reforms in intellectual property law

    by TCRN StaffThis morning a group of students and representatives of photocopiers appeared at the Legislative Assembly to demand the reformation of the new intellectual property law, to make an exception to the rules which prevent photocopying of educational...
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    Common Mistakes When Traveling Without Insurance and How to Be Prepared This Holiday Season

    The year-end holidays mark one of the busiest seasons for tourism, as many families and travelers take advantage of...
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