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Infodemic

Towards political literacy in Costa Rica: the story of ‘Animales Políticos’

Roberto Jaén Chacón - September 14, 2021

Concern about increasing misinformation in Costa Rica led us to dedicate our September issue, “Infodemia”, to that topic. In the latest installment in our...

Infodemic

Misinformation in Central America: a perfect storm

Gustavo Arias - September 7, 2021

Costa Rica shares its independence and bicentennial date (September 15th, 2021) with the other countries of Central America. Something else these neighbors have in...

Symbiosis

Sisterhood and the sea turtles

Hermanas Rankin Abraham - August 31, 2021

For some people in the coastal communities of Costa Rica, a passion for conservation is born early. Sisters Keithlyn, Hazel and Daneycha Rankin Abraham...

Symbiosis

My two islands

María Gabriela Díaz Musmanni - August 24, 2021

We are proud to share this column in honor of Costa Rica’s National Parks Day, which this year is dedicated to Isla del Coco...

Symbiosis

The woman who runs Corcovado National Park, and why she loves her job

Stephanie Mory - August 10, 2021

One morning in 2012, I was with a colleague on a review of the trails in San Pedrillo, one of the sectors of Corcovado...

Symbiosis

Conservation depends on grassroots food security

Natalia Barrantes - August 3, 2021

Tourism in Costa Rica is directly related to our natural resources and their protection. Ecotourism, rural community tourism, sun and beach tourism, and adventure...

Voices

‘I even dreamed about my reporting’

El Colectivo 506 - July 27, 2021

Two things brought them together that day: the rain that was falling on everyone's roofs, and the shared challenge of finding out how their...

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The experience of mass COVID-19 vaccination in Costa Rica

Mónica Quesada Cordero - July 19, 2021

How is the participation of the mass vaccination campaign in Costa Rica? Our graphic editor tells us about her experience.

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Tragedy, recovery, and our July edition

Katherine Stanley Obando - July 1, 2021

This month's edition of El Colectivo 506 began on Nov. 24, 2016. Somewhere around dusk as I sat at my desk in Curridabat, looking...