Costa Rica

U.S. reporting on the referendum largely simplified the CAFTA question as a matter of geopolitical rivalry between Venezuela and the United States, and it failed to seriously examine whether CAFTA would benefit Costa Rica.

From 1980 to 1982, Costa Rica was battered by its worst economic crisis since the great depression. Inflation soared, and

It is now commonplace to affirm that globalization has accentuated the importance of local spaces. Contrary to the supposed worldwide

Malnutrition is the most serious health problem in the underdeveloped world. Of all people dying in the poor nations, more

Only a few years ago, Costa Rican policemen carried screwdrivers, not guns, in their holsters. Much of their time was

There was much snickering when government posters cropped up all over San Jos6 shortly be- fore Reagan's arrival last Decem-

Costa Rica is the poster child for ecotourism. This brand of nature-based tourism, which seeks to be low impact and

"It is the International Monetary Fund which is governing us now," Oscar Arias, the secretary gen- eral of Costa Rica's

Costa Rica is the poster child for ecotourism. This brand of nature-based tourism, which seeks to be low impact and