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A Collapse of Character

The one and only thing that George W. Bush did right during his miserable eight years in power as the president of the most powerful nation on earth, was to implement a more effective AIDS, malaria, and TB policy...

Program Turns Drought-Ravaged Villages into “Gardens of Eden”

(NewsUSA) - In the Horn of Africa, barren landscapes and dirt fields surround large riverbeds that are totally dry. Herds of goats and camels, tired and emaciated, walk through parched lands in search of food and water. It's the worst...

Global Inspiration in Costa Rica: INBio

“Costa Rica,” said Dr. Rodrigo Gamez Lobo, longtime President of INBio (National Biodiversity Institute) “is complex enough to be interesting, and small enough to be manageable.” Thanks to modern technology, I had a tremendously informative conversation with Dr. Gamez...

Paraná penitentiary offers music as therapy

CURITIBA, Brazil – Vera wanted to sing, but she lost her breath every time she tried to raise her voice. As one of the 24 inmates in the Águia News Choir, at the Women’s Work Release Center (CRAF) in Curitiba,...

Currency controls hurting Venezuelans

Maracaibo, Venezuela – Coromoto Torres can’t wait for her first trip overseas. Her bags are packed, her airline tickets are purchased and several years of savings have given her a purse full of bolívares. All her passport needs is a departure...

Costa Rica: the best country brand in Latin America

Costa Rica is the best country brand in Latin America, says the seventh annual edition of the Country Brand Index (CBI), the global study of country brand strength by Future Brand, published last November 11th. The CBI analyzes countries around...

Man, Nature, and Costa Rica

If there’s a more apt metaphor for the messy end of the Age of Oil, I haven’t heard it. A tanker truck loaded with driveway sealant burst a valve and leaked the gooey gunge along a nearly 40-mile stretch...

Monterán Golf Course – Costa Rica’s Only Executive Course

The builder La Laguna working hand in hand with the Teran family in May of 2004, gave shape to what is now the only golf course to the east of San Jose, the Monteran Golf Course. The Club House...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from The Costa Rica News. We give thanks for you, our appreciated readers. May your holiday season be filled with joy and love.

Mind In Meditation

A high, thin layer of clouds fills the western sky, blunting the warmth of the sun and giving the land a subtly somber cast. The little stream on the edge of town is now full enough to create a...
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 San José Municipality Cancels Zapote Fair Tender: Are Year-End Festivities at Risk?

The iconic year-end celebrations in San José, Costa Rica, face mounting uncertainty after the local government officially declared the...