Archive for February 19th, 2008

Total Moon Eclipse Tomorrow Night

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Residents of, and visitors to,Costa Rica may want to watch the skies tomorrow night when the shadow of the earth will cover the moon entirely. The view will be best under the clear skies of Guanacaste province.
The eclipse […]

Good Things from the Garden for Canada

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
The Canadian market for fresh goods such as fruit as well as flowers and plants is demanding more and more Costa Rican products. Such tropical fruits as mango, papaya, coconuts and pineapple are no longer novelties on Canadian dining tables, even when the snow is up […]

School Dropout Figures Down in 2007

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Despite the undoubted success of universal education in Costa Rica, a pioneering movement in the Third World, school officials have been worried by the number of dropouts. Although classrooms and teachers are free, many youngsters abandon their education because their parents cannot pay for uniforms and […]