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Climate health
In recent days, the world has witnessed extreme weather events. Costa Rica has been hit by low pressure systems, with unprecedented rainfall throughout the national territory. Also, regions of Spain...
20 years of nothing
On October 17, several media warned about the death of a large number of fish in the Madre de Dios lagoon, which is located at the mouth of the Pacuare River, northeast of the district of Bataán, in...
Making biodiversity pay: A look at new opportunities
Between October 21st and November 1st, the COP16 of biodiversity took place in the city of Cali, Colombia. This event, known as the "People's COP," aims to be an inclusive space that prioritizes the...
Internal keys: A Telaraña about cannabis
Life is generous. When we least expect it, it leads us to new discoveries. It opens doors for us. It takes us along paths that, like branches, diverge into leaves and flowers. Sometimes we arrive at...
Crocodile tears
On October 10, during his most recent press conference, our president, Rodrigo Chaves, revealed a predictable gastronomic secret: he has eaten lizard and crocodile meat. Obviously, he clarified,...
The noise and fury
In ancient Greece there was a term, parresia, which implied freedom of speech and the obligation to speak truthfully, for the benefit of the common good and even at the risk of one's own life. This...
Professional stirrers
Exactly one hundred years ago, in 1924, Joseph Goebbles joined the German Nazi party and began to implement effective and sophisticated propaganda for the purpose of bringing Adolf Hitler to power....
Forgotten refuges
I'm barely turning 40, but my generation still had the opportunity to play in the streets. I grew up on a cul-de-sac street, where the mussels were epic. In the neighborhood there were about ten...
Dialogue for the future of Crucitas
We have had to live in a historical moment in which dialogue has taken a back seat. Arrogance, pomposity and intolerance prevail. It is for this reason that, at Futuris Consulting, and with the...
Nostalgia, territories and forgetting
In 2009, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake destroyed more than 90% of the infrastructure of the town of Cinchona, in Alajuela. The government then created a commission that led a project to resettle the...
Disposable and Inheritable Clothing
It is increasingly common for us, as final consumers, to disconnect ourselves from the production of the goods we use on a daily basis. In general, there is little awareness in our society about how...
The Cross of Crucitas
This week concluded the international litigation between Infinito Gold and Costa Rica around the Crucitas mine. This means that Costa Rica will no longer have to pay Infinito Gold $400 million in...