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Located in Guanacaste, in the Nicoya Peninsula, on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, Tamarindo used to be a quaint fishermen's village. Tamarindo has warm, pristine beaches, lush forests, and abundant wildlife. Nearby lies the Tamarindo National Wildlife Refuge, with its...

The Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (Recope) does not forget about natural gas as an energy proposal in the future and points to the continuity of studies that determine the feasibility of being a direct substitute for fossil fuels. This...

The headquarters of the Fidélitas University, in Heredia, joined the select group of companies and institutions that obtain a place within the Country Program directed by the Direction of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of...

An Arboretum -that is, a museum of living trees- is located in the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve, in the south of the country, open to the public that wishes to travel alone or with a guide. The property is...

Wind continues to consolidate as the 2nd source in contribution within the country's electricity matrix. The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reported that the largest wind generation in history was reached this month with 1,512.65 Gigawatt-hours. This exceeds 1,287.68...

For the first time, the maximum surf championship will feature a Costa Rican surfer. The young Brisa Hennessy won the ticket to the so-called "Dream Tour" on Monday to play the semifinals of the Port Stephens Toyota Pro, in...

Believe it or not, when we decide to move to another country, we are also changing the scenario for our own bacteria population. In this regard, a compelling new study published in the journal “Cell” suggests that migration between...

A trio of young engineers -of the School of Industrial Design of the Technological Institute of Costa Rica (TEC)- are the creators of modern orthopedic insoles, designed to suit their clients. Fixs is the name of the company they...

Presidential House and the Costa Rican Railway Institute (Incofer) set August 2019 as the deadline to have the feasibility study of the electric train that is being installed in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM).The project, which at the time...