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A free trade zone may come to Puntarenas by the year 2020, depending on the results of a fact-finding mission scheduled for next month.The Chinese-led project anticipates the construction of an active economic zone, including a large business...

666 million; that's the number of plastic bottles sold annually in Costa Rica.Some end up in dumps, some are burned and emit contaminants into the air and others are simply tossed by the roadside where they eventually end...

Three Tarzanes members were sentenced this week by Limón court for smuggling cocaine from Colombia to Costa Rica.The trio which, was arrested last year, included the group’s head leader, Agustin Reyes Aragon, along with members Oscar Zelaya and Elias...

The government asserts that the debt level is so high, that for every 100 colones allocated to expenditures, 46 must be financed with new loans.According to Jose Francisco Pacheco, Costa Rica's finance minister:"We can't put off the obligations and...

Costa Rica is the regional leader of clean energy, thanks to a plan that takes advantage of natural resources and climate change.During the first 75 days of the year, Costa Rica set the bar for world clean energy production....

Starting fresh in an unknown society will not only broaden your understanding and appreciation of the globe, it will inspire you to find unique experiences and forge unforgettable relationships.Once you’ve made the life-altering decision to pull up your stakes...

Costa Rican youth are more political than ever, but the question is: why?Contrary to frequent assumption, young people in Costa Rica are not readily accepting the political culture of previous generations. A study by the Ministerio de Cultura y...

The European Union-Central America partnership recently declared Costa Rican bananas the best in the world. Learn why you should be eating more of the fruit.For over 100 years, bananas have been the lifeblood of Costa Rica. Beginning in the...

President Solis promises to sign draft decree issued last Thursday, authorizing IVF in both public and private medical facilities.In November of 2012, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called out Costa Rica as the only country in the world...

Three Costa Rican races take on honorable causes this weekend.Did you know that even a light jog can burn around 10 calories a minute? Or that physically active people are 60% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s? Most know the...