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What You Should Know About the Next Solar Eclipse

If the weather is good, the solar eclipse can be visible in all Costa Rica. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. This phenomenon generally happens when there is new moon and...

Salma Hayek Enjoying Costa Rica’s Beauties

Famous actress Salma Hayek shared photos of her spending holidays in our country. As far as we can see, she's having a good time visiting Costa Rican national parks. She even shared a video of her doing the canopy rides....

Another Opportunity For Dropouts in Costa Rica

Now dropouts of all ages will be allowed to finish primary and secondary education in Costa Rica. The Ministry of Public Education is offering different schedules and modalities. Night schools will be also available for those people who couldn't finish...

Flipped Classroom Model in Costa Rican Universities

Teacher-centered classes might be substituted with another method known as flipped or inverted classroom very soon. This is not a new instruction model in the educational world but it's definitely the most likely replacement for the traditional way of teaching....

Therapeutic or Wellness Tourism in Costa Rica

Costa Rica, a country that holds about 4.5% of the planet's biodiversity, and seeks to make its natural landscapes serve as a formula to reduce the labor stress of its tourists and thus become a destination for wellness tourism. Meditation,...

The Best Salsa Dancers Are Officially from Costa Rica

Muriel Lowis is 21 years and her partner David Cruz, 23. They became the youngest couple to win the first place in the World Salsa Open this year. They were the Pro Couples' winners in one of the toughest...

Costa Rica is Among the Most Affordable Countries for a Good Retirement Plan

In most modern countries, workers often start saving money in order to guarantee a good retirement plan. This is commonly known as the “Golden Years”. But, depending on the country, it may vary according to some factors, especially the...

Golfo Dulce: Home of The Yellow Sea Snake

This snake is small and yellow. It regularly feeds on small fish at night. Its way of hunting is unique: it usually hangs upside down from a tree to catch their prey. Assuming a wave-like posture, it points down...

Costa Rican Teen Girl Publishes Novel in the United States

Yesterday She Was Tiffany is the first Emily Perez’s novel, a teenager who took up the challenge of participating in the National Novel Writing Month. Ophelia Ingals, the protagonist of the novel Yesterday She Was Tiffany, is a perfectionist girl...

What Surfing Teaches about Success Mindset in Business

When I moved to Costa Rica, I started surfing. I was never a surfer when I lived in the US, even though I grew up in California. Surfing was intimidating. Yet now, we lived near the beach in Playa Guiones...
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UCR Student Formulates Innovative Eco-Friendly Tablet Disinfectant

Eddie Alvarado Elizondo, a Chemical Engineering student at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), has created a compact, eco-friendly...