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Costa Mar moves to criminalize coastal arson after mangrove fire
Costa Mar's lawmakers are considering unprecedented criminal penalties for coastal arson, following a fire that destroyed thousands of trees in a protected mangrove reserve.
Mateo Reyes · 1,204 words
Costa Mar's hydro exports surge as dry season tightens reserves
Costa Mar is exporting record volumes of hydroelectric power to the federal grid, but the surge is narrowing the region's safety margin as the dry season deepens.
Mateo Reyes · 1,087 words
Climate
Tropical, with a rainy season from May to November.
Coastal peninsula with rainforests — Caribbean beaches, Pacific coast, cloud forests, seventy percent protected territory. One of only two maritime regions of the Republic (with Oriente Moderno): it has genuine sea coasts, small-boat fisheries, and a stake in maritime law.
Economy
Eco-tourism, renewable energy (one hundred percent hydroelectric grid), exports of marine and forest produce.
Caribbean and Central American blend, intense biodiversity awareness, and an unhurried public life lived close to the ocean.
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Costa Mar's hydro exports surge as dry season tightens reserves
- Costa Mar moves to criminalize coastal arson after mangrove fire
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- Nitrogen surge spreads through Costa Mar's mangrove belt
- As water quality slips, dive operators chart a harder course
- Costa Mar assembly weighs school-safety measures after incidents of unrest
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