AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCosta Rica’s development vs. public health: Montes de Oca plans more apartment towers while neighborhoods still flood with sewage overflow, raising fears that higher density will worsen contamination and foul-odor conditions. Longevity and wellness tourism: A Punta Cacique update spotlights a Blue Zone-adjacent lifestyle pitch—spa, movement/yoga, thermal pools, and nature access—aimed at buyers seeking long-term wellness value. Medical exports spotlight: A new country-brand ranking highlights Costa Rica’s medical devices boom, citing 2025 exports and positioning the country as a trusted, sustainability-focused partner for healthcare supply chains. Medicinal cannabis manufacturing: Costa Rica inaugurates its first lab for producing medicinal cannabis medicines, signaling a push to expand local capacity. Brain health research relevance: A Latin America study reports culturally adapted lifestyle programs can improve memory and thinking in older adults, with stronger results when guidance is more structured. Local environment experiment: Scientists revisit a long-running orange-peel composting experiment in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, showing how organic waste can help degraded land recover.
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