Three Young Girls and Woman Drown
Another family vacation ends in tragedy. Yesterday, three young girls and a woman drowned while swimming in a "poza" - swimming hole - in the area of La Virgen de Sarapiquí. Last Sunday, a couple and an area hotel manager lost their lives in a similar accident while the couple was trying to save their two children and the hotel manager went in to help.

San José Pollution Up 20% in One Year
Sore eyes? Sore throat? Well, if you live or visit downtown San José often, you are not suffering from a cold but from the worst pollution ever. Experts say pollution in downtown San José grew 20% in the last year.

Pacheco Says He Will Vote Early; Election Is Boring
If anyone is interested, president Abel Pacheco said yesterday that he will be out early on Sunday February 5, to vote in the elections to for president, vice-president, legislative deputies, regional directors and municipal leaders.

NASA to Fly Into ’Portal’ to the Stratosphere
NASA scientists are leading an airborne field experiment to a warm tropical locale to take a close look at a largely unexplored region of the chilly upper atmosphere. This area is critical to the recovery of the ozone layer and predicting future climate change.

Connecting with Costa Rica
How often does a kid from Bermuda get to play dress-up with a child from Costa Rica? Or a Costa Rican kid get to make a Bermuda kite or sample the delights of a cod fish breakfast?