by Emma Tristán | Jul 27, 2025 | Articles
We went up in a 4×4 to the top of Panama Hill near Nicoya. The ride was not long, but it was rocky and slippery. On the road there was one of those clays that stick relentlessly to the soles of your shoes and gradually loosen, leaving trails all over the house....
by Santiago Jaramillo | Jul 24, 2025 | Articles
There is a silent force that sustains a good part of our daily decisions. It is not signed, imposed or constantly monitored, but it is there, mediating between people, institutions and systems. That force is called trust. We trust when we go to the doctor expecting...
by Emma Tristán | Jul 20, 2025 | Articles
On June 24, the Regulations for the Quality of Drinking Water in Costa Rica were modified. Since then, there has been a lot of criticism of this modification, almost all superficial and, in general, based on a very obvious change: now the regulation is not categorical...
by Pablo Fernández | Jul 9, 2025 | Articles
It was an ordinary day in 2000, one of many spent drifting through adolescence amid simple routines and deep affections. I opened my eyes; certain it was time to go to school. I was in my fourth year of high school. “It’s time,” my mother would say...
by Carlos Barquero | Jul 9, 2025 | Articles
On June 24, the government of Rodrigo Chaves expanded the limits of pesticides in water for human consumption, through an amendment to Executive Decree 38924-S of the Regulation for Drinking Water Quality. The change was made official through a new decree signed by...
by Emma Tristán | Jun 29, 2025 | Articles
A few weeks ago in the South Caribbean, in Chiquita beach, everything was green, turquoise and heat. I entered a pool that offered me freshness under an almond tree that folded towards the sea. The crystal-clear water was full of life: there were little veined fish,...
