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From the Verolís neighborhood to the stars

I arrived in the Verolís neighborhood, in Filadelfia in Carrillo, and the first thing I saw was a house completely covered in dust. Then, almost out of nowhere, the head … Read more

Hugo Rivas: The forgotten literary genius of Santa Cruz

“The most brilliant young narrator, prior to the emergence of the eighties, was Hugo Rivas. He would have been one of the great Costa Rican writers with a little more … Read more

Community

Nosara: 610 acres could become a new national wildlife refuge

Kumbala shows off Guanacaste’s talent in the Riviera Maya in Mexico

Municipality of Nicoya wins trial against businessman in Nosara over the validity of building code in the Ostional Refuge

Ostional collects $14,000 to bring a bridge, but it will be left in storage until next year

The “black cemetery”: A dark chapter of the Abangares mines

Security, quality streets and addressing chronic kidney disease: that’s what the president of Nicoya’s Municipal Council demands of the government

Regional

Womanizers and fighters: Is that what men from Guanacaste are like?

The sabanero’s journey: from haciendas to all-inclusive resorts

Three films set in Guanacaste

5 people with Chinese roots who represent Guanacaste

Women looking for a future: Unemployment worries 7,000 women in Guanacaste

Does Guanacaste have a future in space exploration?

Human Rights

This is how men who kill women try to evade justice in Guanacaste

Crimes covered up by silence and disguised as love turn girls into mothers

Femicides in Guanacaste: When Suspects Flee Across the Border

The Voice Fact Checking

“Nicas regalados”: The old insult that’s still heard in soccer stadiums

The Voice Fact Checking: Paacume already included water for human consumption, the current government added the infrastructure

Is there an overpopulation of crocodiles in Costa Rica?

SINAC denounces Ponderosa for encouraging tourists to feed the animals

Explanatory: Why do large producers of rice, sugarcane and pasturelands in Guanacaste pay only 2.42 colones per cubic meter of water?

Is it normal for there to be a sea lion in Nosara?

Special Stories

Guanacaste Ocean View: a life of luxury…but at what cost?

Guanacaste Ocean View: a life of luxury…but at what cost? You’re taking a week off. With a few hundred dollars, the...

What’s it like growing up “without papers” in a country that you weren’t born in?

One day, Deilyn heard that her father hadn’t sent her to school because she didn’t have “the papers.” She says it...

How Costa Rica Overcomes Anti-Vax Obstacles To Immunize All Its Children

Doubt or fear is enough to cause people to reject the coronavirus vaccine, even more so if there is someone feeding that fear. It could...

8 pioneering women in Guanacaste: A tribute to those who open the way for equality

Margarita Marchena employed all of the women that she could in Santa Cruz’s famous  Coopetortillas restaurant. She wanted to see more and more women...

Tourism

5 recommendations for rural tourism in Guanacaste during the Easter holiday

Let’s Take the Bus to the Beach!

Cerro Caballito: A window to see Guanacaste from the sky

Coronavirus in Guanacaste (COVID-19)

Vaccination of people with irregular immigration status will be extended until October 28

A Refuge Under Quarantine

Costa Rica eliminates request for insurance for vaccinated tourists. What requirements remain?

The pandemic made it possible to reorganize tours when turtles arrive at Ostional

Guanacaste health areas urge those over 58 to get vaccinated

Nicoya Health Area conducts mass COVID-19 vaccination days throughout the canton

Food News

Guanacaste Seed Brownies

Tiste, A Historic Chorotega Drink

Solana Pub: Hard Rock and Huge Hamburgers In Nicoya

Entertainment

Songs for a Trip: A glimpse into the life of Max Goldenberg

The Art of Drinking Guanacaste in a Cocktail

Nicoya Will Explode with Flavor on a Night with Entrepreneurs, Beer, Music and Creole Food

GuanaData

How does your municipality spend its budget and award work contracts?

200 people in Los Andes, La Cruz don’t have drinking water during the pandemic

Legal loopholes allow family members to work at municipalities despite potential conflicts of interest

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