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Costa Rica – a Rock & Roll, Fire Spitting, Living Earth Paradise
The natural forces that make Costa Rica beautiful are still hard at work. Costa Rica has several mountain ranges that cover a large part of the country. Nestled within the mountains and standing majestically elsewhere on their own are 50 known volcanoes, with several being active at all times.
One Third of Costa Rican Children Live in Poverty
Children represent 32% of the poor in Costa Rica; limited opportunities for single mothers among causes.
One third of Costa Rican children under age 12, almost 300,000 in all, live in poverty according to government figures published January 25, 2010 by the local press in the Costa Rica, San José capital.
Statistics from the “State of the [...]
Blogger Receives National Culture Award for Journalism in Costa Rica
Alternative media is taking important steps in Costa Rica. The 2009 Pío Viquez National Award for Journalism (Premio Nacional de Periodismo Pío Víquez) was granted this year to Cristian Cambronero for his achievements in alternative journalism.
Cristian has been publishing his blog Fusil de Chispas since 2005 encouraging the participation of readers on topics from politics [...]
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