GlobalPost — Costa Rica

Costa Rican creates plasma rocket to pick up space trash

Alex Leff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:47 +0000

Franklin Chang Diaz wants to fuel the International Space Station and transport people to Mars with his plasma rocket.

The race for carbon neutrality

Alex Leff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:31:07 +0000

Costa Rica wants to be the first country to go entirely carbon neutral. But do rising automobile emissions threaten that goal?

China and Costa Rica move toward free trade agreement

Alex Leff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:57 +0000

China wants ties in the region, Costa Rica wants Chinese goods. But not everyone's pleased.

A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

Thomas Mucha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:35:50 +0000

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries around the world.

Stem cell tourism in Central America

Alex Leff — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:13:49 +0000

Americans are flocking to Costa Rica for stem cell treatments. Is it a miracle cure or false hope?

Preparing for the Big One

Alex Leff — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:45:20 +0000

After years of warnings, Costa Rica is finally getting serious about disaster planning.

Meet the economic gangsters

Mark Scheffler — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.

Honduras, backed in a corner

Alex Leff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:37:07 +0000

Do Zelaya and Micheletti have any choice but to sign the San Jose accord?

US job loss is Costa Rica's gain

Alex Leff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:55:01 +0000

After closing shop in Indiana, a Firestone plant comes to rural Costa Rica.

Honduras negotiations falter

Alex Leff — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:20:33 +0000

Two days of intense negotiations in Costa Rica fail to bring about solution to Honduras stalemate.

An earthquake, revisited

Alex Leff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:04:07 +0000

Six months after an earthquake devastated parts of Costa Rica, efforts to rebuild.

Honduran coup stuns friends and neighbors

Alex Leff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:05 +0000

Ousted president tells of "brutal kidnapping" by army, as regional leaders lend support.

The celebrities are gone, but locals remain

Alex Leff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:39:12 +0000

What life is really like in Sarapiqui, the setting for this season's "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of here!"

Where are all the tourists?

Alex Leff — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:21:07 +0000

Businesses try to lure travelers with discounts as tourism takes a dive.

In world of amphibians, a rare bright spot

Alex Leff — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:16:32 +0000

Scientists find a new species of frog in Costa Rica.

The sloths of Costa Rica

Alex Leff — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:17:05 +0000

Don't call them lazy. They're just digesting.

The rice and beans war

Alex Leff — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:05:57 +0000

Costa Rica and Nicaragua go into battle to prove who can make the best breakfast of gallo pinto.

Why you won't see Costa Rican shrimp on US menus

Alex Leff — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:44:56 +0000

The US bans imports of Costa Rican shrimp over failure to protect endangered turtles

Fighting for recognition

Alex Leff — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:48:25 +0000

Indigenous Costa Ricans push for rights

No greed, anger or envy. Plenty of sloths.

Alex Leff — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:10:42 +0000

Special Report

Thomas Mucha — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:07 +0000

20 correspondents, 20 countries and a world of pain. Meet the ground truth of the global economic crisis.

Poisonous pineapples?

Alex Leff — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:08:55 +0000

Residents near Costa Rica's pineapple farms say the crop is dangerous, but the government and industry officials disagree.

Another reason to visit Costa Rica

Alex Leff — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:05:09 +0000

American tourists flock to Costa Rica for medical treatments.

Laid-off construction workers return to farm jobs

Alex Leff — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:15:42 +0000

As building boom stalls, more look to lower-paying farm work they once shunned.

Is Costa Rica ready for a female president?

Alex Leff — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:03:05 +0000

Two women may be their parties' candidates for president in 2010.

Domino's boots workers, and blames bacteria

Alex Leff — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:54:54 +0000

The pizza chain is one of several companies to close its operations in Costa Rica this year.

Commerce: A World of Trouble

Thomas Mucha — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:28:04 +0000

Because misery loves an index

Intel is at home in Costa Rica — for now

Alex Leff — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:54:23 +0000

US-based Intel is responsible for 20 percent of Costa Rica's exports.

A Costa Rican tradition

Alex Leff — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:23:46 +0000

One family's tamales-making operation

Costa Rica's criminal underbelly

Alex Leff — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:13:33 +0000

Some Costa Ricans purchase weapons to defend themselves as armed violence surges.

Costa Ricans "tweetear" their way through quake

Alex Leff — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:42:30 +0000

In the aftermath of the worst earthquake in years, Costa Ricans turn to social networking Web sites.

Rain, mud and dead bananas

Alex Leff — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:40:44 +0000

Costa Rica's floods bite into the country's biggest cash crop