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Costa Rica Marks National Parks Day with Free Entry This Sunday
Tico Times
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August 23, 2025
As everyone knows by now, our country stands out for its strong focus on protecting the environment. It leads in conservation efforts, manages its natural resources well, and supports ecotourism that lasts. It shows how people can share space with...
Freedom of Mind and Freedom of Money: Inside Costa Rica’s Growing Bitcoin Circular Economy
Bitcoin Magazine - Tennessee
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August 23, 2025
The embryo of each Bitcoin Circular Economy is unique. The purposes of Bitcoin Circular Economies are diverse and, as they grow, the projects develop their own identity: education, P2P, payments, wallets etc. The quests of their protagonists often...
Costa Rica Calls for Respect and Protection of the Gaza Strip
Costa Rica News
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August 21, 2025
In the complex context of tension and conflict, Costa Rica today expressed its grave concern over Israel’s recent decision to take military control of the Gaza Strip, as part of its strategy to intensify measures against Hamas’ actions. The...
Why Costa Rica Doesn’t Mind a Trade Deficit With China
The Diplomat
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August 22, 2025
A few weeks ago, Dr. Evan Ellis, research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, published an article in The Diplomat reviewing China-Costa Rica relations. Although trade is not the core focus...
Costa Rica Anglers Catch Rare Orange and Albino Nurse Shark
Tico Times
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August 21, 2025
Anglers on a fishing trip off Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast caught a nurse shark unlike any seen before: bright orange skin and stark white eyes. This adult shark, about two meters long, marks the first recorded case of xanthism in its species,...
New Tool to Track Shark Movement in Santa Elena Bay Costa Rica
Costa Rica News
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August 21, 2025
In a joint effort between engineers from Stanford University (USA) and marine biologists from the Center for Research in Marine Sciences and Limnology (CIMAR) at the University of Costa Rica, FLAIR (Frame Level Alignment and Tracking) was...
University Of Costa Rica Promotes Pioneering Protocol For Home Collection Of Breast Milk
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) A research project from the Graduate Studies System of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) developed a pioneering protocol for collecting breast milk from homes and delivering it to hospitals, ensuring food safety and...
HHS confirms first travel-related human case of New World screwworm in US
Washington Examiner
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August 25, 2025
A Maryland resident contracted the New World screwworm after returning home from El Salvador, Reuters first reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case was related to the parasitic fly on Aug. 4, according to HHS....
Flest-eating screwworm infects Maryland man. Should Michigan residents worry about parasite?
Lansing State Journal - Michigan
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A rare human case of New World screwworm has been reported in the U.S., but Michigan residents are safe from the parasite for now. An outbreak of the flesh-eating parasite in Central America is underway, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
AP News Summary at 7:32 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 19, hospital says DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s health ministry says an Israeli airstrike has hit southern Gaza’s main hospital, killing 19 people. The ministry says the victims on the...
They met in Costa Rica. Their love story gave Gainesville a taste of Peru.
The Independent Florida Alligator
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The story of Latin Food Blessing is about more than just ceviche or lomo saltado — it’s a restaurant that began in Costa Rica with a love story. The owners, Sara Tito Futimán, a 57-year-old Peruvian, and Antonio Méndez, a 59-year-old Guatemalan,...
8 of the best places for wellness in Costa Rica
Lonely Planet
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Wellness comes in all forms in Costa Rica, where you can visit world-class yoga retreats, relax in spas that mix modern methodologies with ancient traditions and experience a spectacular surf scene. All of this comes with a stunning backdrop of...
Never-Before-Seen Orange Shark Discovered By Anglers In Costa Rica
The Daily Caller
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August 20, 2025
Wildlife is incredible, especially when you’re talking about Florida and the Caribbean. Sport fishing while off the coast of Costa Rica, anglers were shocked when they ended up catching a never-before-seen orange shark, which came in at six feet...
AP News Summary at 5:53 a.m. EDT
The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 15, hospital says DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s health ministry says an Israeli airstrike has hit southern Gaza’s main hospital, killing 15 people. The ministry says the victims on the...
Top 7 Trusted Stores to Buy Costa Rican Coffee Beans Online
Wellbeing Magazine
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August 20, 2025
Costa Rican coffee holds a strong reputation for its smooth taste, balanced acidity, and distinctive aroma. Its beans often come from high-altitude regions where ideal soil and climate conditions produce exceptional quality. Knowing where to buy...
New World Screwworm case in human detected in US. What to know.
Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the U.S. related to the the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador, Andrew G....
Costa Rica To Once Again Host Main Regional Life Sciences Forum
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde) announced this Tuesday the return of the Life Sciences Forum to Costa Rica. This is an industry gathering (covering areas such as medical devices ) where knowledge and...
Screwworm parasite detected in human returning to US. What to know.
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the U.S. related to the the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador, Andrew G....
Deadly cattle screwworm parasite found in US patient. What to know.
York Daily Record - Pennsylvania
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A human case of flesh-eating screwworm was detected in the U.S. related to the the latest outbreak of the parasite in Central America, according to officials. The patient had recently returned to Maryland after traveling to El Salvador, Andrew G....
Ice is processing Kilmar Ábrego García for deportation, Kristi Noem says
The Guardian
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August 25, 2025
Noem confirms Ice is processing Ábrego García for deportationIn a statement, following Kilmar Ábrego García’s detention today, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said that he is being processed for deportation, but didn’t...