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Costa Rica Enhances Security with $24M US Scanner Donation

The United States has donated advanced security equipment valued at $24 million to enhance port security in Costa Rica, particularly at the Moín and Caldera ports. This donation includes...

Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport Reopens Early After Runway Repairs

Costa Rica's Daniel Oduber Quirós Airport in Guanacaste has resumed operations after a week-long closure for runway maintenance. Although the work was initially scheduled to conclude tomorrow, the General...

6 Wild Cats of Costa Rica: From Jaguars to Oncillas

The cat family is well represented in Costa Rica with six different species of felines calling the small country home. Throughout my years of attaching cameras to trees in...

Costa Rica cracks down on terror suspect – extradites murder fugitive

Costa Rica’s Immigration Police announced the arrest of a 38-year-old Syrian national suspected of ties to terrorist activities on Tuesday. The arrest took place at the Paso Canoas border...

Wildlife Trafficking Threatens Costa Rica’s Biodiversity

Wildlife trafficking poses a grave threat to Costa Rica's biodiversity, with species like snakes and turtles among the most targeted. Despite strict laws and international agreements, weak enforcement and...

Costa Rica’s Nations League Run Ends in Heartbreaking Defeat

Costa Rica was left to lament two disallowed goals, as their 2-2 draw against Panama ultimately saw them eliminated from the CONCACAF Nations League with a 3-2 aggregate defeat....

Costa Rica Introduces First Sustainable Fertilizer from Agricultural Waste

Costa Rica has taken a groundbreaking step in promoting sustainable agriculture and advancing the circular economy with the development of its first fertilizer derived from agricultural waste. Innovaciones Circulares,...

The Rising Importance of Travel Insurance for Costa Rica Trips

As Costa Rica's tourism industry grapples with recent challenges, travel insurance has become an increasingly crucial consideration for visitors to this Central American paradise. Recent events, including severe weather...

Costa Rica Dollar Exchange Rate Drops: What’s Driving the Decline?

The dollar exchange rate in Costa Rica has experienced notable fluctuations in recent months. As of Monday, November 18, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) reported an exchange...

Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport Crisis Strands Thousands Until November 21st

The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste, will remain closed until 6 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, due to ongoing runway issues, the General Directorate of Civil...

Costa Rica Faces Tourism Fallout Over Liberia Airport Shutdown

The National Chamber of Tourism (CANATUR) has called on the Costa Rican government to immediately reopen Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste. The airport’s recent closure, which...

Costa Rica Faces Must-Win Battle Against Panama in Nations League Quarterfinal

Costa Rica have it all to do when they make the short journey to Panama City for tonight's second leg of the Nations League quarter-final. After falling to a...

Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Raises Concerns for Costa Rica Air Travel

Spirit Airlines, one of the largest ultra-low-cost carriers in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move, announced today, comes after years of financial struggles...

Aloe Vera Uses for Skin and Health During the Costa Rica Dry Season

Home Gardening: Check some of the exceptional healing properties of aloe.

Tropical Storm Sara Weakens and Causes Devastation in Central America

The tropical storm Sara weakened as it passed through Belize and will reach Guatemala and southern Mexico as a tropical depression after causing flooding in Honduras, resulting in one...

Costa Rica’s Farmers Face Crisis as Flooding Destroys Crops

The recent heavy rains in Costa Rica have wreaked havoc on the country's agricultural sector, causing widespread flooding, landslides, and severe disruptions to farming activities. The impact has been...

From Costa Rica to Panama: How a U.S. Couple Found Peace Abroad

After the pandemic, people from all over the world made bold move to live abroad. This is the case for a U.S. couple, CoCo and Deitrick Bates, who packed...

Tropical Storm Sara Causes Severe Flooding in Honduras and Costa Rica

The United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the storm is moving at a speed of 4 km/h with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h, heading west "near...

A Costa Rica Coffee Farm and Its Unanswered Question

"A hundred suspicions don’t make a proof" – Feodor Dostoevsky. In the early 1990s, I spent most of a year in a rural area of Costa Rica, caretaking a...

Solar Panels Bring Clean Water to Costa Rica’s Nairi Awari Community

In the middle of Costa Rica's jungle, the indigenous Nairi Awari community no longer has to fetch water from the river with buckets. For the first time, they receive...
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Tropical Storm Sara Causes Severe Flooding in Honduras and Costa Rica

The United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the storm is moving at a speed of 4 km/h...

Runway Repairs Force Temporary Shutdown of Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport

The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, commonly known as Guanacaste Airport, will be closed on Friday, November 15, from...

Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Raises Concerns for Costa Rica Air Travel

Spirit Airlines, one of the largest ultra-low-cost carriers in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....

The Rising Importance of Travel Insurance for Costa Rica Trips

As Costa Rica's tourism industry grapples with recent challenges, travel insurance has become an increasingly crucial consideration for visitors...

Costa Rica Dollar Exchange Rate Drops: What’s Driving the Decline?

The dollar exchange rate in Costa Rica has experienced notable fluctuations in recent months. As of Monday, November 18,...

A Costa Rica Coffee Farm and Its Unanswered Question

"A hundred suspicions don’t make a proof" – Feodor Dostoevsky. In the early 1990s, I spent most of a...

Costa Rica’s Mysterious Lago Cote and Its UFO Sighting History

Several years ago, I started a job that required me to spend the first two months in a small...

Latin America News

Tropical Storm Sara Weakens and Causes Devastation in Central America

The tropical storm Sara weakened as it passed through Belize and will reach Guatemala and southern Mexico as a tropical depression after causing flooding...

Tropical Storm Sara Causes Severe Flooding in Honduras and Costa Rica

The United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the storm is moving at a speed of 4 km/h with maximum sustained winds of...

Nicaragua closes 15 NGOs amid rising tensions with the Catholic Church

The Nicaraguan government shut down 15 NGOs, including six religious ones, according to decrees published this Friday in the official newspaper La Gaceta. One...

Arts and Culture

Costa Rican Chocolate Maker Sibö Triumphs at World Competition

In a sweet victory for Costa Rica, local chocolatier Sibö has proven that the country's cacao is among the world's finest. After qualifying in...

Why Costa Ricans Call Themselves Ticos and Americans Gringos

Although Shakespeare’s Juliet spoke true when she said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” she was referring to given names...

Traditional Masquerade Day Celebrates Costa Rican Culture

Since 1996, Costa Rica has celebrated “Traditional Masquerade Day” on October 31, following the issuance of Executive Decree No. 25724-C. This day was established...

Environment and Wildlife

6 Wild Cats of Costa Rica: From Jaguars to Oncillas

The cat family is well represented in Costa Rica with six different species of felines calling the small country home. Throughout my years of...

Wildlife Trafficking Threatens Costa Rica’s Biodiversity

Wildlife trafficking poses a grave threat to Costa Rica's biodiversity, with species like snakes and turtles among the most targeted. Despite strict laws and...

Costa Rica Introduces First Sustainable Fertilizer from Agricultural Waste

Costa Rica has taken a groundbreaking step in promoting sustainable agriculture and advancing the circular economy with the development of its first fertilizer derived...