Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute President Laura Chinchilla was criticized by former President Óscar Arias for her naïve handling of the situation. On November 18, 2010, Costa Rica filed proceedings against Nicaragua in the International Court of Justice. The complaint alleges an incursion into, occupation of and use by Nicaragua's Army of Costa Rican territory, breaches of Nicaragua's treaty obligations toward Costa Rica, and “ongoing and planned dredging and the construction of the canal (that) will seriously affect the flow of water to the Colorado River of Costa Rica, and will cause further damage to Costa Rican territory, including the wetlands and national wildlife protected
Reinas de Costa Rica Reinas de Costa Rica Reinas de Costa Rica is a national beauty pageant in Costa Rica that selects representative to the Miss World pageant since 2007. The Miss Costa Rica pageant stopped sending contestants to the Miss World and Miss International pageants. The last delegate sent by the organization was in 2006. In 2007, the franchise was acquired by the Reinas de Costa Rica organization presided by Alan Aleman. This pageant is unrelated to the Miss Costa Rica Organization. The following women have represented Costa Rica in three of the Big Four major international beauty pageants for women. These are