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Meet the Only Sea-Faring Lizard: The Marine Iguana

Once criticized as “disgusting clumsy lizards” and “imps of darkness” by Charles Darwin, the Marine Iguana astounds as the sole ocean-going lizard on our planet, defying preconceived notions with its remarkable adaptation.


Costa Rica disbanded its army in 1949. It's one of the only countries in the world that forbids an army in its constitution. Costa Rica's approach has been adopted by six sovereign states in the Americas: Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Panama.

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