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Passion for journalism: reflections from El Salvador’s ‘Mediatón’

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
What do you do before starting a new project? It can be something relatively simple like your kid’s homework from school, or reorganizing a...
Voices

How to love a country

Katherine Stanley Obando -
What happens when you love it with detachment? That’s the question I’m left pondering after 20 years of loving one country that isn’t mine—and my...
Recycling

I built a recycling center at my hotel. Others should do it, too

Pippa Kelly -
When I moved to rural Costa Rica 2007, all the neighbors burned their rubbish. There was no municipal waste collection scheme. People would dump...
Recycling

How to dispose of medications in Costa Rica—and why it’s so important to do it right

Gustavo Sáenz García -
We all know that we can and should take care when disposing of recyclable materials such as cardboard, paper, glass, and certain plastics—or hazardous...
Recycling

The ecoins program: six years of learning and new challenges

Karla Chaves Brenes -
The ecoins program emerged in 2018 with the goal of offering a solution to a real need: the comprehensive management of solid waste. On...
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How journalists get hired—and why we should talk about it

El Colectivo 506 -
This might seem like an odd time to discuss media organizations’ hiring policies, since in our field today, any hiring at all feels like...
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My teacher: crazy about theater

Emma Jane -
One day, I sat with my dear teacher. His name is Fernando Thiel, but we all call him Profe Loco, or “Crazy Teacher.” He...
HIV@40

‘I felt that I had no right to be alive’

El Colectivo 506 -
Sofia* is 27 years old. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was transmitted to her when she was born, in Nicaragua. However, she says that her...
HIV@40

‘Without HIV, I would have been just another addict’

El Colectivo 506 -
Miguel is 46 years old, and he is very aware of that fact. He’s asked, what gives you confidence that you will be able...
HIV@40

‘They say I came here for death with dignity’

El Colectivo 506 -
Alonso* is 35 years old and the father of two teenage children. He is from San Sebastián, in southern San José. He is sitting...
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Tips 506: What to pack for a sustainable and thrifty trip to Costa RIca

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Once your trip to Costa Rica is planned, what should you pack—especially if you’re hoping to have an environmentally sustainable trip without wasting money...

Tips 506: Traveling in Costa Rica in a financially sustainable way

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