Though Costa Rica has one of Latin America’s most successful education systems, challenges remain. AS/COA Online speaks to the education minister about strategies to improve the quality of education and to keep students in school.
In conjunction with the opening of the UN General Assembly, Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted a series of public programs with presidents of Latin Americas. Access materials from the events.
Access the transcript of remarks by Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla during a public dinner hosted by the Americas Society and Council of the Americas.
FTAs with Peru and China are part of a broader trade strategy.
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica elected new presidents in 2010. AS/COA Online takes a look at these new leaders and considers the major events shaping their presidencies.
A dispute over a piece of land in the San Juan River delta has ramped up tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. AS/COA Online takes a look at the roots of the Central American row.
Long seen as a model for environmentalism, Costa Rica signed a debt-for-nature deal that could put it on the global map in terms of meeting conservation targets.
