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Puerto Viejo Cabbies Block Roads

Taxi drivers in Puerto Viejo took action against poor road conditions. Tuesday, February 1, dozens of cabbies blocked all routes into and out of town.

Cleaning Ballena National Park: Vicinos Naccion Group

A volunteer group, the Vicinos Naccion, has created and implemented a beach cleaning and protection education group for the three beaches of Ballena National Park: Playa Uvita, Playa Colonia, and Playa Pinuelas ecosystems.

Can Meditation Change the Human Heart?

It’s Saturday when people have more time to read. A puff piece with a serious title in the New York Times is the most popular article in America’s leading newspaper today. Its title? “How Meditation May Change the Brain.” It’s...

AM Costa Rica biting the hands that feed them

By Rodgers Bestgen, Atenas. I find it hard to fathom how a high volume readership publication like AM Costa Rica could be so irresponsible reporting on the world terrorism situation and its possible effect on Costa Rica; See “World terrorism...

Bilingual school on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula prepares for its best year yet

The school is a not for profit project, serving Kinder-12th grade, which according to its website has a mission to, “create a bilingual educational setting…where students learn, explore, and grow with respect and attention to the environment, diversity and social aspects that exist around us.”

Where Did Man Go Wrong?

Where did man go wrong? The question sounds anachronistic in more ways than one. It’s a right question in general though, and a good starting point. Why is it important? Because core insights into the causes of why man...

Hard and Soft Atheism

Belief systems are the bane of humankind. Usually belief systems are the foundation of religions. But atheism can be a belief system as well

Tax reform raises the cost of buying and owning a car

A tax bill was presented by the government last Monday that proposes an increase of 10 percentage points in the selective consumption tax and a rise of 2.5% to 3% transfer tax on vehicles.

South Pacific Creates Proactive Safety Solutions With a New Police Station – Uvita, Puntarenas

Uvita police officers have met no cross fire and have been seen as unthreatening while at the same time serving as a protective security measure in regards to the subtext of possible increased danger to the area on account of its rapid growth and progress.

Costa Rica will now publish new laws in digital format

An agreement of the Administrative Board of the National Press, endorsed Tuesday by the Governing Council, will allow bills, laws, agreements and executive orders to have the same force on the internet as on paper.
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