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The wisdom of a life on the river
"Forward hard!" yelled the guide. And I, with all the energy and emotion of a 16-year-old, rowed with all my heart. In the split...
The final installment in our four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that...
Third in a four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that followed three...
Second in a four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica, inspired by a 2006 series by our co-founders that followed three...
First in a four-part series on education and the pandemic in Costa Rica. We invite you to read "Inequality and the virus", "The equalizers",...
Eva Morera Ulloa died at the age of 19. She was murdered by her ex-partner and the father of her son, who was then...
Femicides can’t be predicted, but they can be prevented
During the last two years, Costa Rica buried 35 victims of femicide: 16 in 2019, and 19 in 2020. Those 35 cases occurred in...
The men heaved the concrete blocks, placing them around the body of Heisel Badilla Barrias, lying in a plush-covered coffin. They mixed cement in...
When birth and death come face to face
Costa Rica should remember the year 2015 with joy. That year, the country reported its lowest infant mortality of the decade. For every 1,000...
The final installment in a six-part series. Read Part I, “A harvest turned upside down,” Part II, “The 48-hour journey,” Part III, “Second home...
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Why not this? Composting in Costa Rica
What would it take for more people to take up composting in Costa Rica? Where else in the world is this practice being implemented...
