by Rod Hughes
Freedom of speech is alive and well in Costa Rica. The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court has severely censured the Social Security Administration (Caja) for prohibiting one of its officials from being interviewed by a newspaper in its headquarters building.
Last Dec. 20, a daily newspaper La Pensa Libre reporter asked Caja official […]
Coral reefs in the northern Pacific are in danger of disappearing because of algae that disrupts the food chain of the polyps that compose them, according to a study by researchers at the University of Costa Rica (UCR).
In some places in the northern Pacific, as much as 95% of coral has died because of these […]
by Rod Hughes
Thursday is the day of Our Lady of Angels (or, La Negrita, in Costa Rica), one of the biggest holidays in this predominantly Catholic country where Roman Catholicism is the official religion. What makes it special for foreign tourists is the annual tradition of the pilgrimage in foot to the Basilica in Cartago, […]
