Costa Rica
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AMERICAS
Costa Rica Builds a Megaprison While Fear Keeps Locking Ordinary People Inside
Costa Rica’s new megaprison promises to contain organized crime. But behind the security crackdown lies a harder question: can a…
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Uncategorized
Costa Rica Sends Seized Cocaine Packing but Cannot Ship Its Violence Away
A U.S. military aircraft carried 45 metric tons of seized cocaine out of Costa Rica for destruction. The remarkable cargo…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Costa Rica Unearths Giant Sloth and Mastodon Fossils, Rewrites Memory
In Costa Rica's Cartago province, a confidential dig has pulled giant sloth and mastodon remains from layered sediment after a…
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Politics
Costa Rica’s Broken Halo: Crime, Fear, and a High-Stakes Election
Costa Rica once sold the world a simple promise: safety in a region defined by turmoil. Now assassinations, cartel rivalries,…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Costa Rica’s Arenal Volcano Proves Wellness Is More Than a Tourism Buzzword
At the foot of Costa Rica’s most photogenic volcano, La Fortuna has quietly rewritten the story of what travel can…
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LIFE
Costa Rica Bets on Butterflies to Rewild Science—and Rural Livelihoods
In a nation the size of West Virginia, Costa Rica's butterflies do more than decorate postcards—they pollinate, prune, feed food…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Drones, Dairy, and a Denomination: How Turrialba Is Digitizing Costa Rica’s Countryside
On a small dairy outside Turrialba, pasture isn't guessed anymore—it's measured from the air. As Costa Rica chases productivity without…
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ECONOMY
Costa Rica Permaculture Revolution Turns Waste into Water and Wealth
In Costa Rica's Monteverde hills, a 17-hectare reserve is turning sun, rain, wind, and soil into partners instead of obstacles.…
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ANALYSIS
Costa Rica’s Political Earthquake: Lawmakers Weigh Lifting President Chávez’s Immunity
What began as a routine contract investigation now threatens to shatter precedent in Costa Rica, as lawmakers debate whether to…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Costa Rica’s Intel Exodus and the Fight to Save Its Silicon Dreams
When Intel announced it would ship its Costa Rica plant overseas, the news struck like a voltage surge—jolting a country…
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