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Thu 01 Jan 2010Different fates of three Caribbean countries tell a lot
One of the happiest countries on the planet shows that protecting biodiversity has a lot to do with wellbeing
HAPPINESS IS a state of mind, but if it were a place, it might well be the central American republic of Costa Rica. Located just a few hundred miles west of the benighted Haiti, Costa Rica is a corner of paradise here on Earth. Paradise, in this instance, doesn’t mean a Caribbean playground for idle millionaires, but rather, as defined by the 4.5 million people who actually make their lives there.
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