Female sea turtles have to come ashore in order to build their nest and lay eggs. What many people do not know is that most of them return to the same spot each year to build a home for their new babies.…
Alanis Morissette Releases Song To Promote Documentary “A Small Section Of The World”
On November 11, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette released a new song called “The Morning”. The song is featured in the film A Small Section of The World, which focuses on the stories of female coffee producers in Costa Rica, particularly the women…
Alanis Morissette Creates A Song Using Coffee
Alanis Morissette has teamed up with coffee to create her latest tune. The Ironic singer and Costa Rican musician Carlos “Tapado” Vargas substituted coffee beans and coffee machines for percussion in order to produce the catchy song The Morning. The…
Floribeth Mora Attributes Life to Pope John Paul II
Floribeth Mora was dying of an aneurysm in Costa Rica about three years ago. Doctors had determined it was inoperable. As Mora laid in her bed and waited to die, however, she noticed a photograph of Pope John Paul II…
Albino Blue Marlin: Is This Very Rare Fish For Real?
This is really cool, or maybe not so cool. Pictures of an incredibly rare albino blue marlin were taken by a group of fishermen in Costa Rica, or were they? The Billfish Report is calling these photos the first ever…
Google Maps Nearly Ignited War Between Nicaragua & Costa Rica In 2010
Google, it seems, should stick to playing RISK when it comes to defining the borders that separate dominions of countries – especially when the involved countries already have a history of border disputes. However, Google has Google Maps, as you…
Military Invasion Blamed On Google Maps
Not long ago, a Nicaraguan military commander caused an international incident by leading his soldiers into Costa Rican territory. He replaced a Costa Rican flag with a Nicaraguan one, too. And according to the commander, this all occurred because of an error on Google Maps.
Apparently maps used by both the Nicaraguan and Costa Rican governments agree on the location of a border near San Juan del Norte. Unfortunately, the commander consulted Google Maps, which shows a rather different version of the boundary.