• The building, complete with bomb-safe walls and bulletproof costa rica game windows, will greatly increase the visibility of Orthodox Jewry in this predominately Catholic country and, some say, may prove to bolster Jewish practice here.
  And, although Costa Rica has thus far been exempt from the terrorist attacks that have affected Jewish communities worldwide — including neighboring Panama — it is also one of the few synagogues built with terrorism in mind

The United States might become the destination of Costa Rican exports of bullet-proof vests. This product would be among the first favored by an agreement of purchases by the US public sector that Central America is negotiating with Washington.

Some Tico firms are already making contacts, particularly in the textile sector, that would benefit from selling uniforms and related articles to the US public sector.

Meet a leading scientist whose work has included research on the material used in space-age applications and the bulletproof costa rica vest—and who believes the Bible from cover to cover.