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Costa Rica’s legislators, part 1: Possession of the ball

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Part one in a four-part series, “The Lineup,” that looks at the players who will dominate Costa Rica’s legislative playing field from 2022-2026: the...
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It takes a village: social networks and healthy aging

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“Hojancha is a green, orderly canton. If you walk through Hojancha, you breathe peace,” says Verónica Campos. She’s the deputy mayor of the canton...
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Challenge yourself to learn: another secret to healthy aging

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One morning in April 2021, Ana Cordero Cordero, who was 79 years old at the time, took her smartphone and wrote a message to...
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A surprisingly simple Costa Rican nutritional practice for healthy aging—on the verge of being lost

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“The answer is in the Blue Zones,” one Instagram user commented when we asked about the secret to healthy aging. Is this true? Since 2007,...
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How can a city become age-friendly?

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“And she is doña Loly, the soul of this place,” says Verónica Hernández Zúñiga, as we walk through the gates of the Cocorí Senior...
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Trainings for small businesses in Costa Rica

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The world of trainings for small businesses in Costa Rica is a vast one. Virtual and in-person, free and paid, a host of offerings...
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Tools for entrepreneurs and consumers: small business certifications in Costa Rica

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“Everything, and nothing,” says Jorge Fallas with a laugh when asked what he’d change about Costa Rica’s small business certifications. What does this mean? Well,...
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The ever-changing border: Migration, coffee, and COVID in Costa Rica

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In some ways, our entire December edition was an excuse to go find Máximo. There were plenty of unanswered questions that tantalized us, too, of...
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How does symbiosis begin? The case of Barra Honda

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"They say it was me, but no, it wasn't me," says Dorian Méndez, administrator of Barra Honda National Park. “I made a proposal. That...
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Costa Rica’s best-kept secrets: solutions journalism and our rural communities

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When I was in second grade, the mother of my friend and classmate María Luisa said something to me that I carry with me...
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Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund announces new reporting grants

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The Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund is pleased to announce a new reporting grants opportunity that will open on August 1, 2025. All journalists...

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