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Costa Rica passport stamps.

Costa Rica tourism extension: Clarifications and details

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 03, 2021

Elizabeth Castillo, 91, becomes the first person in Costa Rica to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

DIMEX required for vaccination, Costa Rica says

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 03, 2021

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Campaign to help families, businesses in Guanacaste

The Tico Times - Mar 03, 2021

Costa Rica's largest airport, Juan Santamaría International near San José.

24 travelers have been caught with falsified Covid tests: report

The Tico Times - Mar 03, 2021

Panasonic is expanding its operations in Costa Rica.

Panasonic to expand Costa Rica-based operations

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 03, 2021

A DHL flight with a shipment of Pfizer vaccines arrives at Juan Santamaría International Airport on February 17, 2021.

Costa Rica will receive Covax vaccines in May

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 03, 2021

Panama City, Panama.

Panama’s economy registers historic decline due to pandemic

AFP - Mar 02, 2021

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado

IMF loan ‘ultimately benefits all Costa Ricans,’ Alvarado says in interview

The Tico Times - Mar 02, 2021

Today is the 30th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Costa Rica. He became the first pope to come to the country. The largest crowd in Costa Ricas' history, over half a million people gathered at La Sabana Park in San José to welcome and hear the pope´s speech. He also visited the metropolitan cathedral and the children's hospital. Thousands also gathered along the road as he took a ride on the popemobile along the city's streets.

This day in history: Pope John Paul II visits Costa Rica

The Tico Times - Mar 02, 2021

An assortment of Costa Rican colones.

The commitments Costa Rica made with the IMF

The Tico Times - Mar 02, 2021

Costa Rica passport stamps.

Costa Rica extends tourist visas until June 2

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 02, 2021

A plaque outside the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC.

IMF approves $1.8 billion loan for Costa Rica

The Tico Times - Mar 01, 2021

US Mexico border

Immigration to headline talks between Biden, Lopez Obrador

AFP - Mar 01, 2021

Jorge De Ford, 72, receives the coronavirus vaccine on December 24, 2020.

Costa Rica has administered nearly 150,000 vaccine doses

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 01, 2021

European Ambassadors riding along a bike path in San José. June 18, 2016.

Bikes have a right to the road, MOPT reminds

The Tico Times - Mar 01, 2021

Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica

One plane’s 21-hour journey from Costa Rica to Australia

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 01, 2021

Traffic Police officer

March 2021: These are Costa Rica’s coronavirus measures this month

Alejandro Zúñiga - Mar 01, 2021

A sloth in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica.

Slothy Sunday: End your February with a sloth

The Tico Times - Feb 28, 2021

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