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The New York Times Hires a Costa Rican as Chief Graphic Editor
Marco Hernández Solano, from Santa María de Dota, attributes achievement to education received in Costa Rica and his passion for hard work. The American newspaper The New York Times announced this past Friday that the Costa Rican Marco Hernández...
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Is Costa Rica a Country That Values the Leadership of Women?
For the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Martin Chungong, only 6% of countries have a woman as head of state and only 7% preside over a Government, in total, of 193 countries, only 22 women occupy one of...
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Costa Rica Expands Its Marine Protection Areas From 2,7% to 30%
The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed a decree this past week to expand the Isla del Coco National Park and the Bicentennial Marine Management Area, thus increasing its marine protection from 2.7% to approximately 30%.The Isla del...
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Two Historic Prisons:San Lucas and Alcatraz Are Now “Sister Islands”
The governments of the United States and Costa Rica signed a cooperation agreement that unites two protected national parks
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31 Years Ago the Alajuela Earthquake Altered Christmas in Costa Rica
According to the records of the National Seismological Network, the event was registered at 11:27 in the morning and had a magnitude of 5.7.
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Tico Cooperative Offers Advice to Farmers Who Wish to Grow Rubber In 2022
Costa Rica imports around 12,000 tons of rubber per year, a material included by the European Union on its list of "crucial raw materials.
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New Law in Costa Rica Would Limit the Use of Fireworks to Protect Children and Pets
Every year-end the debate on the use of fireworks and the negative effects it ends up having on people and animals is restarted. This led the independent deputy Ivonne Acuña to propose a bill that would regulate the commercialization...
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Playas Del Coco Already Has a Fast Charging Center for Electric Cars
The province of Guanacaste strengthens its fast charging service for electric cars. The electric cooperative Coopeguanacaste R.L inaugurated three new points
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Costa Rica Reaches 99,98% of Renewable Electricity Generation in 2021
Costa Rica was placed as the country with the electricity matrix highest in renewable contribution among “the 43 most important economies in the world”
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Harvard Professor Praises Costa Rican Health System
The Costa Rican health system was set out as an example for the United States to follow according to Harvard Medical School professor
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Do You Want to Know the Officials Who Govern Your Local Community in Costa Rica?
At the municipal level in Costa Rica, each person has between 23 and 35 local authorities.The number sounds a...