The Montanas del Pacifico Sustainable Nature Reserve Community is proud that Costa Rica has it’s 1st Woman President in Costa Rica History. Laura Chinchilla, 51, has been sworn in 30 minutes ago as the President of Costa Rica, joining a growing list of female presidents in Latin America. The former vice president under retiring President [...]
June 27, 2010 | Posted in
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With the first female president, Laura Chinchilla, in Costa Rica history, many want to know about what and how this little country was born. Very few records are available that record the early history of Costa Rica. Self absorbed land barons and a population extremely isolated amongst themselves did not foster a collective society for [...]
June 25, 2010 | Posted in
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Only three of the nine Costa Rican presidential candidates attended a debate on what is considered the biggest national challenge in science and technology: Â Increasing investment in research and development to 1% of gross domestic product (GDP). The activity was organized by the National Council for Scientific Research and Technology (CONICIT). The candidates were made [...]
June 24, 2010 | Posted in
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An historic event electing the first woman president of Costa Rica was a huge step into the future for this tiny Latin American country. Already the most progressive country in Central America, Costa Rica is home to the South-of-the-Border operations of some familiar, global tech giants and international call centers filling commercial space in much [...]