![The Laguna de Botos surrounded by vegetation, around the Poás Volcano, in Costa Rica.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FMG6ACAP2VEEHEI5EF6BQ5GNAA.jpg?auth=0c9cba30d3ba25de4ca0550b403b6ff3b11b99b990f1ea0eb286821f75fee88b&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Why Costa Rica is struggling to maintain its environmental reputation
The status of sustainable country is facing long-overdue problems, priorities disrupted by the pandemic and the economic crisis, and a new government that creates confusion among conservationists