Costa Rica Sees Future in Bio-fuels
Even though more expensive than oil, bio-fuels -such as bio-diesel or bio-ethanol - are more expensive than the traditional gasoline or diesel, “green” fuels are worthy options, more so as petroleum becomes ever scarcer and more expensive.

Costa Rica Charms In Spite of Roads
Driving in another country is always an adventure, a surefire way to create memories, good, bad - maybe even scary.

Annual Teletón A Success
The annual "teletón" got underway Friday night and with the help of special guest performances by Gloria Trevi and a host of national and international celebrities, at the close last night the 2006 Teletón marathon had collected ¢125.7 million colones (us$2.44 million dollars).

Debt for Education and the Environment
Three influential U.S. senators made a pledge to promote pardoning the Costa Rican debt with the United States on the condition that those funds would be invested on improving education and the protection of the environment.

Protection of Biodiversity
The Osa Peninsula, in the Costa Rican South Pacific, is a unique place which, in only 160,000 hectares (some 395,355 acres), encompasses 2 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 50 percent of all the species in Costa Rica.