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Merida Initative increases aid to Costa Rica
The United States' Merida Initiative will be providing an additional $1 million for the improvement of money laundering prevention methods and improvement of the Costa Rican police force, bolstering the previous allocation of $4.3 million Costa Rica received earlier...
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The Road Less Damaging
Submitted by: Jeffery CutlerThere have been a lot on people complaining lately about the Costa Rican Environment Tribunal’s decision to halt construction of the San Jose-Caldera highway pending more detailed environmental impact studies. While I understand their desire to...
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The Blue Morpho Butterfly
By: Elizabeth MannThe Blue Morpho butterfly lives in the tropical rain forests of Latin America from Mexico to Columbia. They are among the largest butterflies in the world. The Blue Morpho's colorful wings serve as a special defense. When...
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Costa Rican calls on UN Security Council to “make good on the promise” for peace
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rica on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to "make good on the promise" for peace, saying that the 15-nation body "fails in its historic mission every day that it turns...
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Costa Rica Set to Launch Biofuel Cooperative
The Biofuel business globally is booming, in Costa Rica it is exploding.The world has moved, by necessity, into a new era of alternative energy solutions. Three critical factors have motivated Biofuel development into the largest growth industry in...
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54 US-bound migrants detained at Costa Rican coast
(AP) SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities detained 54 U.S.-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal after their boat arrived on the Central American country's coast, officials said Sunday.Authorities were treating some of the migrants for dehydration after...
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Medical Tourism and Healthcare in Costa Rica: Part IV
What is the quality of Costa Rica’s healthcare system?The short answer is very good. It might come as a surprise to many, but a year 2000 survey conducted by the WHO (World Health Organization) of its 191 member states...
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Medical Tourism and Healthcare in Costa Rica: Part III
Why would someone from a developed country like the U.S. or Canada go to a developing country like Costa Rica for medical care?Quality!The third reason and the biggest driver in the growth of Medical Tourism as an industry is...
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Medical Tourism and Healthcare in Costa Rica: Part II
Why would someone from a developed country like the U.S. or Canada go to a developing country like Costa Rica for medical care?There are three principle reasons why individuals would travel to a developing country like Costa Rica for...
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Do You Want to Know the Officials Who Govern Your Local Community in Costa Rica?
At the municipal level in Costa Rica, each person has between 23 and 35 local authorities.The number sounds a...
