UCR, Simthsonian researchers discover new coral species in Pacific
Email this page By the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute news staff. February 4th, 2014 - A new coral species, Psammogorgia hookeri, has been collected by scuba divers from rocky ledges at depths to…
Drug trafficking driving deforestation in Central America: study
Email this page By the Ohio State University news service February 3rd, 2014 - Add yet another threat to the list of problems facing the rapidly disappearing rainforests of Central America:…
Observers praise transparency of Costa Rica elections, but urge change in polling
Email this page February 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Election observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) praised the transparency of yesterday’s general elections in Costa Rica, but are recommending that…
Surprise contender in Costa Rica will head to presidential run-off
Email this page SAN JOSE, February 3, 2014 (AFP) – Centrist Luis Guillermo Solis took a surprise lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election Sunday, and will now face a ruling…
Costa Rica’s prisoners were encouraged to vote – with cigarettes
Email this page February 3rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Prison and election officials this year came up with a clever idea to encourage the country’s more than 7,000 prisoners to exercise their…
Costa Rica seems set for second-round presidential vote
Email this page SAN JOSE, February 2, 2014 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) – Costa Rica appeared bound Sunday for a second round of voting in presidential polls, with the leading candidate…
No clear leader as Costa Ricans vote for new president
Email this page SAN JOSÉ, February 2, 2014 (AFP) – Costa Ricans choose a new president today from a field of four candidates, none of whom have a clear lead…
Journalist assaulted and robbed while covering Villalta vote
Email this page February 2nd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A reporter for a French international news agency was locked in a bathroom and assaulted as Broad Front presidential candidate, Jose Maria Villalta…
