by April Stanley

Country encourages student to return
Costa Rica proves to be more than just tourist mecca
Former president offers peace resolution insight
Central Americans remember United States' abuses
University offers programs to increase, study world peace
Peace monument plays part in Costa Rican history
Country eliminates its standing army
Latin leader starts peace process, receives Nobel Prize
Arias provides 10-point plan for country
Central American countries share bloody political past
Environmental diversity creates need for national biological conservation