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The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - In March 2011, APM Terminals was awarded a 33-year concession for the development and management of the new Moin Container Terminal at Puerto Limón, Costa Rica. The $1 billion container terminal is slated...

Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano continues its active phase erupting and releasing ash a number of times on Thursday, April 23, 2015. The outburst caused 16 flights to be delayed or cancelled.Turrialba Volcano started this active phase last October, and...

In 2004, almost 47% of Costa Rica's energy came from renewable sources. Today, Costa Rica has gone 113 days using only renewable energy for electricity.This means the country has not had to burn fossil fuels for any of its...

At 2,015 m (6,611 ft), and topped with a 500 meter wide crater, the Calbuco volcano is spectacular site, but when Calbuco rumbled awake for the first time since 1972 earlier today, authorities signaled for a Red Alert and...

Earth Day celebrates its 45th anniversary on April 22, 2015. Earth Day is a global event focused on environmental protection and improvement. The Earth Day Network has affiliates and partners in 192 countries all dedicated to sustainability through awareness...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Forming the land bridge between the North and American continents, Costa Rica is a bio-geographical corridor brimming with life, mystical landscapes and stunning natural wonders. About the size of West Virginia, this mountainous,...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - I had swum through a lagoon, struggled against the cascading pressure of the Earth’s most abundant compound, and pulled my body along the wall of a shallow cave to view the rainforest through...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The IMF (International Monetary Fund) released an economic report on April 14th, 2015 that showed continued growth for the Central America region. Costa Rica landed in the middle of the Central American Seven...

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Today, Reuters reported that Costa Rica gave testimony to a United Nations court stating that Nicaragua’s illegal dredging has caused damage to protected wetlands at the mouth of the San Juan River on...