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Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean youth divers reveal their community’s past—and protects its future

Pete Stephens Rodríguez, a 23-year-old resident of Cocles on Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean coast, can say with complete confidence that he is part of his community’s history. Pete is a member of the Brown family, recognized as one of the founding families of the town of Puerto Viejo—but that’s not only the reason that Pete […]