Archive for April 15th, 2008

Of Sand Castles and Energy Production

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
Playa Manzanilla– Although rampant development on the country’s Pacific Coast has been under some fire in the past few years, not all building is controversial. A competition last Sunday at Playa Manzanilla on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula sponsored by Banco Nacional definitely encouraged construction–of sand […]

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Commentary: Emma and the Banknote

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

by Rod Hughes
The Tico Times star columnist, Mitzi Stark, recently did a profile on the woman depicted on the 10,000 colon banknote. While most countries have the faces of founding fathers or ex-presidents on their paper currency, it is characteristic of Costa Rica to have honored Emma Gamboa, an educator […]

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