{"id":6954,"date":"2023-04-04T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T22:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2023-04-05T10:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:17:23","slug":"scientific-and-technological-innovation-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sensorialsunsets.com\/en\/scientific-and-technological-innovation-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific and technological innovation in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Costa Rica is at the forefront of innovation in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, the country was characterized for several years as a major exporter of coffee and bananas. From there, it evolved until the 1990s with the manufacture of microchips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, Costa Rica has continued to grow and innovate in both science and technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to trade liberalization, Costa Rica has become a magnet for technology multinationals and the most innovative country in Latin America after Chile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the great figures who has contributed to Costa Rican science is Franklin Chang, Costa Rican scientist and one of the first Latin Americans to travel to space. He is the creator of the Ad Astra Rocket laboratory<\/a>, dedicated to renewable energy and hydrogen infrastructure throughout Latin America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the laboratory, the project that stands out is his plasma-powered rocket that it plans to take to Mars in 39 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining Franklin Chang are engineers from the Tecnol\u00f3gico de Costa Rica who put the first Central American satellite into space in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of Costa Rica’s major projects is its commitment to biotechnology in order to develop renewable energies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the Costa Rican inventions are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n