Costa Rica Southern Airport Plan Revives Debate Over Growth and Conservation

Costa Rica’s long-running plan to build an international airport in the country’s southern zone is once again moving forward, reviving a project that supporters see as a path to economic growth and critics warn could bring lasting environmental and social damage. The proposal has been circulating since about 2004. It first gained traction under former […] The post Costa Rica Southern Airport Plan Revives Debate Over Growth and Conservation appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.


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