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Category: Life & Health

Life & Health

María Magdalena: Story of a Femicide Attempt

May 08, 2017
I got pregnant when I was fifteen. My boyfriend was nineteen. That was sixteen years...
Life & Health

Rate of Violence Against Women in Guanacaste is 38% Higher Than the Rest of the Country’s

May 08, 2017
Antonio and Marta started living together thirteen years ago when she was 17 and he...
Life & Health

Cañas Reports 2nd-Highest Number of Zika Cases in 2016

Jan 02, 2017
A survey of the harm caused by Zika, dengue and chikungunya is not so reassuring...
Life & Health

Why Is Living in Guanacaste Good For Your Health?

Dec 29, 2016
A healthy lifestyle in paradise: That’s what many Guanacaste visitors search for to relieve...
Life & Health

12 Benefits of Sex Beyond Pleasure

Nov 21, 2016
After great sex, you can’t hide certain things: a good mood, a contagious energy...
Life & Health

6 Best Cleansing Foods For Daily Detox

Nov 18, 2016
These days it seems like everyone wants to detox, but why do it? Toxins, pesticides...
Life & Health

6 Reasons to Always Have Turmeric in Your Kitchen

Nov 17, 2016
Curcuma longa is a species of herbaceous plant native to southwestern India that not only...
Life & Health

40 Years of Struggle: The Scars of Nemagon

Nov 02, 2016
The poverty afflicting Guanacaste in the 1960s forced some 5,000 Guanacastecans to leave for...
Life & Health

Ten Myths and Truths About Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya

Oct 24, 2016
Being sick with Dengue, Zika or Chikungunya turns you into a victim of a barrage...
Life & Health

Nandayure on Alert Due to 42 Cases of Zika

Sep 30, 2016
The Canton of Nandayure is on alert due to an outbreak of Zika now that...
Life & Health

Liberia Municipality Stands Out for its Sanitary Violations

Aug 01, 2016
The Health Ministry issued eight sanitary citations against the Municipality of Liberia for a range...
Life & Health

Ministry of Health Confirmed Two Cases of Zika in Playa Guiones

Jul 20, 2016
On July 20, Zinnia Cordero, director of the Nicoya Health Area, confirmed to The Voice...
Life & Health

A Nicoyan, a Spaniard, a Gay Godfather and an In-Vitro Daughter Create a Loving Family

May 11, 2016
For decades, IVF was illegal in Costa Rica. Ethical and religious discourses came and went...
Life & Health

Study Confirms That Nicoyans in Extreme Poverty Give Less Importance to Dengue

Apr 18, 2016
There is not a neighborhood, business or news media that has not talked about the...
Life & Health

Joselyn Perez: “I Am a Happy Mother Because Zika Did Not Affect My Baby”

Apr 05, 2016
“Look, I do not want to talk to any of you [journalists]. A lot has...
Life & Health

Living with Chagas: Karolina’s Story

Mar 22, 2016
“Hi, I’m the girl from Hojancha who spent a month and a half in...
Life & Health

Gnathostoma: A Parasite that Might Show Up in Sushi or Ceviche

Mar 15, 2016
Visiting or living on the coast of Guanacaste means sunbathing, playing in the waves and...
Samara, Life & Health

Cleaning Houses Throughout All of Samara Scheduled for March 5, 7 and 12

Feb 29, 2016
Although Samara is the first place where two native cases of the Zika disease were...
Life & Health

Oscar Ruiz Schmidt: “You Have to Be an Entrepreneur and That Means Knowing About More Than Designing”

Feb 26, 2016
As a kid, he ran through the streets of Liberia, and as a grownup, he...
Samara, Life & Health

Ministry of Health Asks to Clean Houses of Pregnant Women in Samara to Avoid Transmission of Zika

Feb 23, 2016
People who live in the community of Samara should work together to try to eliminate...
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