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Costa Rica is the most sought after Latin American investment destination today. The reasons are numerous. While Costa Rica has the most literate and disciplines workforce in the region, the government is helping the cause by installing the most modern infrastructure to invite hi tech companies to take the first step in investing in Costa Rica. Breaking the traditional mould of the Costa Rican economy that depended on coffee, bananas and cattle has not been easy but the government is slowly but steadily transforming the economy to a microprocessor and telecommunication based one.

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Crime Concerns Cloud Costa Rica’s Tourism Appeal

Tico Times

A recent La Nación report highlights growing tourist hesitation to visit Costa Rica amid rising crime. Since 2024, visitors have voiced unease about the country’s security, per the newspaper. “In the last five years, more than 6,300 tourists were victims of crimes, mainly robberies and car theft,” La Nación states, underscoring the scale of the issue in popular destinations.more ">" ">"

https://www.crhoy.com/ambiente/vecinos-se-unieron-para-proteger-nacientes-de-agua-afectadas-en-alajuela/

CRHoy.com

A group of residents of the central canton of Alajuela joined and, together with the lawyer Walter Brenes, filed an appeal for protection before Room IV to protect the nascent Lankaster and Gutiérrezbecause those sources ewere receiving wastewater discharges from the Lankaster residential project, located in Desamparados de Alajuela.more ">" ">"

Toxic air and acid rain: this is how the eruptions of the Poás volcano impact in places like Greece

El Observador

Toxic air and acid rain are part of what people in the Grecia canton face due to the ongoing eruption of the Poás volcano. This week, experts from Ovsicori and the UNA's Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory installed a gas and particle meter in the community of San Luis de Grecia. According to experts, the goal is to analyze how volcanic activity is affecting the quality of the air the population breathes.more ">" ">"