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Costa Mar moves against fake luxury goods in tourist zones
New enforcement drive targets counterfeit markets, dividing small merchants and tour operators
Costa Mar's Regional Assembly has approved new penalties for the sale of counterfeit goods in tourist areas, sparking debate over livelihoods and the region's conservation brand.
Mateo Reyes · REGIONAL
Regional dispatches
A captain's catch shrinks as fuel costs grip deeper
Small-boat crews face narrowing margins as regional energy policy shifts
Captain Elena Vasquez has worked the Caribbean waters off Costa Mar for thirty years, but this season her margins have nearly vanished.
Mateo Reyes
A Teacher's Push for Guaraní in the Federal Workplace
Yolanda Ramírez fights for language recognition in Meridian's civil service
Yolanda Ramírez, a Guaraní-language educator and union organizer, is leading a campaign to require federal agencies to hire bilingual staff and conduct business in Tierra Verde's indigenous language.
Sofía Mendoza
Tierra Verde Pushes Federal Court on Land-Registry Delays
Smallholders' access to fair-price schemes stalls as Meridian office backlogs reach critical levels
A coalition of Tierra Verde cooperatives has filed a legal challenge to the Federal Office for Cooperative Affairs, arguing that land-registry delays are locking smallholders out of federal export guarantees.
Sofía Mendoza