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Beneath the surface: Costa Mar watches for signs of another coral summer
The Costa Mar Reef Monitoring Network is preparing for a second consecutive summer of elevated water temperatures that could trigger coral bleaching across the peninsula's most biodiverse ecosystems.
Mateo Reyes · 1,247 words
Costa Mar's power margins tighten as reservoir levels drop
Costa Mar's hydroelectric system faces its tightest margins in three years as July rainfall lags forecast, threatening both domestic stability and the region's role as a power exporter to Tierra Verde.
Mateo Reyes · 1,089 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.
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 power margins tighten as reservoir levels drop
- Beneath the surface: Costa Mar watches for signs of another coral summer
- Seven-day rescue in mountain village exposes Costa Mar's emergency response limits
- Off-season squeeze tests Costa Mar's dive cooperatives
- Reef stress signals mount across Costa Mar coast
- A port planner reckons with the reef question
- Costa Mar's two-tier citizenship question deepens as federal vote looms
- A captain's margin narrows as fuel costs grip the fleet