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More Than 98 Percent of Costa Rica’s Energy is Renewable—Here’s How
Each year, thousands of people flock to Costa Rica’s northern highlands to enjoy the country’s largest landlocked waterbody: Lake Arenal. Situated beneath the majestic Arena Volcano and surrounded by lush, forested hillsides and pasture lands, its 33- …