In a move that has ignited heated debate, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) has intensified enforcement against residents living in protected ecological zones, particularly in coastal maritime-terrestrial zones (ZMT). Yesterday it was reported that MINAE imposed multimillion-colón fines and prison sentences on Costa Rican citizens for residing in these restricted areas, which […] The post Costa Rica’s Environmental Scandal: Locals Fined, Foreign Hotels Untouched appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.