Costa Rica, a country blessed with natural resources, has several non-governmental groups working daily to protect and preserve the country’s biodiversity. Among these groups are those who strive to maintain a species that has been on Earth for millions of years: sea turtles. On these shores, both in the Pacific and the Atlantic, the nesting […]
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A dash for the Shelter I read an article in last Sunday’s edition of Proa (a special section that appears each Sunday in La Nación, Costa Rica’s most reputable and reliable newspaper) about an old hotel located in one of Costa Rica’s most dangerous downtown locations, what we call Zona Roja, that has been converted […]
Group of Ticos Living in Arizona I read an article in the Sunday issue of La Nación about the way ticos living in Arizona, as well as other U.S. states, are perceiving the new immigration law. The perception is that this law has unleashed a backlash of anger and hatred towards Latin American people in […]
I missed the fanfare this week in Sabana Park that marked the passing of presidential powers from the outgoing Oscar Arias to the incoming Laura Chinchilla. I have heard and read that it was quite a spectacle. It seems most Costa Ricans are very proud of their new “Presidenta” (emphasis on the “a”). And they […]
The answer to that may just be yes, as the latest Unimar poll data shows that Laura Chinchilla, the PLN (or Liberacionista) candidate is showing a strong lead over her closest competitors in the days leading to the election on February 7th, this Sunday. To be declared the winner, Chinchilla would need to muster at […]
You probably don’t know this, but Costa Rica is on the verge of electing its next President. One of the candidates, Luis Fishman, who entered the race to replace Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, who was convicted in a corruption scandal and is now under house arrest, has adopted a campaign slogan of “menos malo,” which […]
Everyone seems to be making hay of the recent New York Times piece about Costa Ricans being the world’s happiest people. How can that be…they are third worlders, you might be thinking. They are weak, defenseless, and lack the technological sophistication and material wealth of many other nations and peoples. Well, as the article alludes, the […]
Just got back from spending three days in the beautiful colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua. I have visited the city many times and always enjoy my time there. This time I discovered that in addition to the rustic colonial architecture, the historical significance (Granada was founded by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba in 1524), the great […]
This weekend I visited the area where the 6.2 earthquake occurred earlier this year (January 8th to be exact). Wow it seems like it was longer ago than that! I am talking about Vara Blanca, and specifically, the Peace Lodge. Other than Cinchona, which was virtually wiped off the map and still unreachable, these were […]
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