Twenty-eight young women and men from all parts of Costa Rica recently learned how to produce their own radio messages on preventing violence, through a training programme organized by UNESCO and supported by the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund...
by GABRIELA MAYORGA
New Credit Card Rules, in force since last Tuesday, prohibits issuers from making "harassing" phone to clients or their families in order to collect outstanding balances.
The legislation protects cardholders who have experienced this type of practice in...
by VANESSA LOAIZA N
It would appear that Aeris, the new construction company tasked with the next stage of expansion for the Juan Santamaria Airport plans to completely open the section before May 8th, four weeks ahead of schedule.
Between April...
Featured Columnist – Meditations
Martin LeFerve
As I see it, human consciousness is an unexplained contradiction in the infinitely dynamic order of the universe. Consciousness is not "evolving," and things are going from bad to worse. Is there an understanding of the...
Since 1998 the greater Puerto Viejo area has been on the cutting edge of recycling in Central America. An energetic group of women volunteers scratched and scraped their way to make recycling a reality for the developing community. After...
by MARVIN S. BARQUERO
In a preliminary report by the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at the request of the Agricultural Council (CAC), the agricultural sector in six Central American countries lost an estimated $70...
BY GABRIELA MAYORGA
The future minister of Tourism, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, said that the Ministry will be responsible for building a National Convention Center.
The Center, which is important to promote tourism, the country as a destination for exhibitions, seminars or...
by VANESSA LOAIZA N.
Penas Blancas border is an old, abandoned, dirty and slow. At this northern border crossing it can take up to three hours to complete immigration procedures for entry or exit into Costa Rican territory.
Travelers must wait...
Contributor – Meditations
Martin LeFerve
The shirtsleeve weather of the previous few days suddenly shifted last night. Rain fell in the valley and snow fell in the foothills, just a few hundred meters above the city.
Today, black filigrees and the fractals...
In February the Talamancan Association of Eco-tourism and Conservation (ATEC) raised over $2,000 from local and international businesses and individuals to build an aqueduct in the Alta Talamanca community of Coroma. This aqueduct will supply water for a primary...
