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Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:58:19 +0000
What occurs once your nation operates on 99 percent renewable energy?
Q24N (The Verge) While most of the world still runs on dirty fossil fuels, Costa Rica has generated nearly all of its electricity from renewable sources of energy for nearly a decade. For comparison, the US generates just over 20 percent of its elect...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:13:15 +0000
How relocating from the U.S. to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ totally changed this family’s life forever
QCOSTARICA (CTV) When Kema Ward-Hopper and her then-fiance Nicholas Hopper, both from the U.S., decided to get married in Costa Rica, they had no idea that they’d end up relocating there a few years later. But a series of devastating events led the...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:54:00 +0000
UAE, Costa Rica Sign Trade Deal
QCOSTARICA — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that will help improve bilateral trade and investment ties. The two countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during a virtual cere...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:08:36 +0000
Coffee or Chocolate? Why not both?
QCOSTARICA -San José is a city of surprises. Two of my favorite surprises can be found in one fascinating, historic building in Downtown San José. That building is called the Steinvorth Building, an early 20th century warehouse located just a half ...

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:36:40 +0000
Plastic bags are not going away (yet)
QCOSTARICA — Different commercial and productive sectors in Costa Rica have their eyes set on today, Saturday, April 20, the date on which the ban on plastic bags would come into effect. However, the same regulations impose staggered deadlines ...

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