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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...

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...

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...

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...

by TCRN StaffIn less than two months, the Arias administration will end without significant advancement on outstanding road projects and streamlining public transport systems.The extensions of roads between San Jose and San Ramon, and San Jose and Cartago will...

by TCRN StaffThe French company Alcatel is required to pay ¢5,600 million as a form of social redress to the community for the alleged payment of bribes to public officials.The Attorney General's Office said Friday that a Criminal Court...

by Gringa en CRJust because the rules have changed, doesn’t mean the incompetency of Costa Rica’s immigration system has been fixed.Last week I received a necessary document from CR Migracion that was supposed to accurately detail my personal history...

Contributor – Meditations Martin LeFerveFog enshrouds the town as I enter the mountain community from the valley below. With a few hundred meters more of elevation, the fog clears, though the skies remain cloudy. Reaching the man-made lake, there is...

by TCRN StaffAs of yesterday, the border crossing from Costa Rica to Nicaragua at Penas Blancas was reopened for trade, at least for specific products.According to Amparo Pacheco, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, after being closed...