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Despite its tiny size and seeming marginality to world affairs, the Central American republic of Costa Rica has long been considered an important site for exper
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In 1502, Christopher Columbus named Costa Rica, and while gold and silver never materialized to justify the moniker of rich coast in purely economic terms, scie
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With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as "the green republic." In this very r