Journalists Lorna Chacon and Vinicio Chacon from the University weekly were rewarded with the Jorge Vargas Gené prize in the category “defending the right to information and freedom of expression,” a prize awarded by the College of Journalists of Costa Rica. The presentation of the awards was conducted during the inauguration of the 39th Week of Communication Professionals.

The jury handed them the prize as recognition to the media for informing the population of the memorandum that...

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Costa Rica maintains its image of a clean and green country, respectful of its natural resources, at the international level. However phenomena such as the growth of tourism resulting from this promotion and local governments that have not been prepared to deal with what the large numbers of tourists in their communities implies, has seriously affected the chances for some beaches to remain attractive for tourism.

For that reason, one of the most visited beaches in the country, Jaco...

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