Costa Rican and Nicaraguan officials met at the Peñas Blancas border crossing today to address the growing problem of illegal gold mining along their shared boundary. The talks focused on joint efforts to stop the extraction and smuggling of gold-bearing materials from Costa Rica into Nicaragua, where processors handle the ore. Foreign Minister Arnoldo André […] The post Costa Rica, Nicaragua Strike Deal to Combat Border Gold Smuggling appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .