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Colombian Drones Destroy Coca Fields!

The newly elected President Iván Duque as decided to take the fight to get rid of coca plants to a whole new level. The Colombian government has decided to use drones to destroy the coca plants. The cocaine business has...

Costa Rica Maintains Clean Energy Record for the 4th Consecutive Year

Costa Rica exceeded in 2018, for the 4th consecutive year, 98% of its electricity production with clean sources, informed the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE). The data of the entity released on Thursday indicate that the country has...

Which Operators Have the Best Mobile Networks in Costa Rica?

The Christmas and New Year's Eve parties arrived, but it is also the date of the most recent report prepared by the OpenSignal firm about the state of mobile telephony networks in Costa Rica. The company, based in the...

5 World-Known Costa Rican Writers

Costa Rican writing style includes stories, novels, historical chronicles, and essays. Initially, in the 1900s, Costa Rican literature was categorized as genuine. Writings mainly focused and directed the daily lives of people in Costa Rica and how they were...

UCR Students Made a Sunscreen that Does Not Alter Marine Ecosystem

A quintet of students from the pharmacy career of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) made a natural sunblock product that promises to minimize environmental damage. The chemicals that contain commercial sunblocks cause the bleaching of corals, which causes their...

Reaping the Benefits of Holistic Education

Educational institutions are responsible for shaping the future movers of society. It is more than just the lessons they teach the students, but also the values they instill which contribute to the growth of the student as a person....

Straws and Other Single-Use Plastics Will Be Prohibited in Costa Rica

The ecological culture and sustainability continues to penetrate deep into the intentions of many Costa Ricans in search of an environmental improvement and, even, to reach the carbon neutrality sought by the government years ago, setting the goal for...

Clean Beaches in Costa Rica

Last week, Costa Rica once again made headlines because of its incredible people. We refer, specifically, to those who work every day to maintain their beaches, parks, and all the biodiversity that surrounds this country. In short, it was...

AC Marriott Opens Its First Hotel Gem in Costa Rica

Marriott International was founded in 1993 when Marriott Corporatión was divided into 2 companies: Marriott International and Host Marriott Corporation. In 1995, Marriott International became part of the capital of Ritz-Carlton with 49% of it, acquiring 99% in 1998....

Costa Rica Stands Out As a Low-Cost Quality Health Provider

The “International Living” magazine assures that the health system of Costa Rica is the 2nd best in the world, for medical tourism. The ranking was born from one of the biggest concerns of people seeking retirement abroad: quality in...
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Workplace wellness: 5 things companies can learn from Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula

By JW Oliver Nicoya is one of Costa Rica’s Blue Zones, a region associated with an unusually high concentration of...