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June 12, 2020 | CLIP, La Voz de Guanacaste
The Dead Hours (Spanish)
Transporters continue to wait at the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border with little access to water, food, and restrooms.
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Costa Rica
June 12, 2020 | CLIP, SINART Costa Rica Medios, Zeta Tijuana, Quinto Elemento Lab
The Cost of Manufacturing Respirators (Spanish)
As players in the respirator manufacturing industry, Mexico and Costa Rica navigate the complicated situations they are in during the pandemic, exporting supplies they so dearly need.
June 08, 2020 | The Washington Post
Clues to the Impact of Climate Change May Seep from a Volcano in Costa Rica
Scientists study whether elevated carbon dioxide levels, such as those found at Rincón de la Vieja might help or hurt tropical environments.
April 17, 2020 | Pulitzer Center
Behind the Scenes in the Banana Industry
Have you ever wondered how bananas are grown? Reporting Fellow Madison Stewart from the University of Iowa takes a look at the process. It may surprise you.
March 13, 2020 | Global Health NOW
The Deadly Side of America’s Banana Obsession
Bananas may be one of our favorite fruits, but their production is leading to the spread of illness and disease in countries such as Costa Rica.
October 16, 2018 | The New York Times
The Lasting Pain of Children Sent to Orphanages, Rather Than Families
Many Americans travel to Latin America to help in orphanages, but their presence often only compounds the misery of unnecessarily institutionalizing children.
August 22, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Costa Rican Coffee: Consumption and Production
A coalition of organizations in the coffee-growing region of Coto Brus are working to use the consumer as a tool to address the rights of migrant children involved in the harvest.
August 02, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Ngäbe-Buglé Navigate a Culture in Flux
As Ngäbe-Buglé women search for economic and social opportunities, they look for ways to maintain certain traditions while adjusting to new customs.
July 30, 2018 | Field Notes
The Power of Collective Memory: Storytelling for the Ngäbe-Buglé
Storytelling within Ngäbe-Buglé communities preserves cultural traditions and historical legacies that have long been removed.
July 30, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Costa Rica: Investing in Change for Indigenous Children
The Casas de Alegria (Houses of Joy) project addresses children’s rights in Costa Rican coffee farms and also provides economic benefits.
July 24, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
The Ngäbe-Buglé: A Home Cut in Two
Although the original Ngäbe-Buglé territory stretched between Panama and Costa Rica, the border between these countries now shapes their way of life.
August 04, 2017 | Pulitzer Center
Type 1 Diabetes in Rural Costa Rica
If a family is unable to pay for a child with Type 1 diabetes, only the most economical supplies are provided by the Costa Rican Government. This allows little to no flexibility in one's life.
Banana Production and Pesticide Application in Costa Rica
Bananas are one of the most popular foods in the world, yet little is known about how they are grown, who grows them, and how their production effects the environment and human health.
Carbon Chronicles
With journalists in Indonesia and Brazil, the stories in this project highlight how tropical forests in Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Amazonia might ameliorate—or, to the contrary, aggravate—climate change. The project also explores the current impacts of climate change on people and wildlife.
The Cost of Coffee: Seasonal Migration of the Ngäbe-Buglé in Costa Rica
As demand for high-quality coffee increases, but crop prices decrease, desire for low-wage labor complicates the livelihoods of the indigenous Ngäbe-Buglé population migrating between Panama and Costa Rica.
Shark Fishing in the Lawless Pacific
Sharks are disappearing from the Eastern Pacific, as predators become prey to fishing companies hunting their fins. The story of one family's shark empire sheds light on these lawless seas.
Daily Challenges of Costa Rican Youth Living with Type 1 Diabetes
How do youth with Type 1 diabetes live with and manage a disease in a country where proper supplies, insulin, education and support can be hard to find?
Costa Rica: Bribri Culture Under Threat
In the mountains of Costa Rica, the indigenous Bribri struggle to maintain their culture as an influx of technology transforms their community.
February 27, 2012 | Meet the Journalist
Nick Miroff on the Drug War Spillover in Central America
Pulitzer Center grantee Nick Miroff talks about an under-siege Central America and the Mexico drug cartels fighting to control the region's smuggling routes.
May 25, 2018 | Awards
Multiple Student Fellows Selected for 2017 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Several Student Fellows are awarded the 2017 Society of Professional Journalists regional Mark of Excellence Awards.
August 31, 2016 | Project news
Costa Rica, Cuba, and the Future of Central American Migration
Both Costa Rica's president and grantee Jason Motlagh see a Cold War-era law as driving migration through the region.
March 11, 2016 | Project news, Education news, Awards
2015 Fellows Finalists for SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists honors nine 2015 Pulitzer Center student fellows at regional awards ceremonies throughout the country.
June 01, 2015 | General news, Education news
Pulitzer Center 2015 Student Fellows Announced
Students journey across the globe to report on issues that matter—from migration to global health and indigenous land rights.
December 30, 2011 | General news, News Points
This Week in Review: Strong Partners, Important Stories
Pulitzer Center Executive Director Jon Sawyer highlights this week's reporting, and the exciting collaborations of the past year.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
June 03, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Recycling as a Cultural Issue
Students are asked to read two articles related to religion's take on pollution and two articles from nations where there is an attempt to make recycling a part of the culture.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.