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Guatemala Court Deals Blow To Arévalo’s Challenge Of Election Probe

Guatemala's Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal filed by president-elect Bernardo Arévalo against the decision of three judicial officials who ordered the raid of an electoral center and...

Costa Rica On Yellow Weather Alert Due To Forecast Of Increased Rainfall

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) has activated a yellow weather alert throughout Costa Rica, with the Caribbean being the only exception, due to an anticipated increase in rainfall. Alejandro Picado,...

Costa Rica Wildlife: Meet the Great Tinamou

Let’s meet the great tinamou, a large ground bird with a pretty song and interesting mode of reproduction. The great tinamou (Tinamus major) is one of the five species of...

Kobe, Pelé & Cruyff: Video Gaming’s Salute to Sports Legends

Kobe Bryant on the cover of the basketball game "NBA 2K24", Pelé and Johan Cruyff among the icons of the new "EA FC24". Sports video game publishers are betting...

Fentanyl Crisis in Costa Rica: The Opioid’s Ominous Surge

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, has already become a reality in Costa Rica. Although there is still no official data...

Costa Rica Fuel Prices Surge Despite Stable Import Costs

The Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) recently approved a significant fuel price increase proposed by the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE), eliciting frustration from citizens already burdened by...

Migrant Surge Overwhelms Costa Rica’s Resources at Panama Border

A growing flow of migrants, many scourged by fever, vomiting and diarrhea, arrives every day in Paso Canoas, on the border between Costa Rica and Panama, after crossing the...

Travel + Leisure Showcases the Best of Costa Rica Tourism

Travel + Leisure recently highlighted the "20 Best Things to Do in Costa Rica," offering a comprehensive exploration into the varied regions of the nation, underscoring their unique attributes...

Costa Rica Coffee Industry Funds Research with NFT Sales 

The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) and the Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica (SCACR) have partnered with non-fungible token (NFT) distribution company BIOCENFT to launch...

Costa Rica in Crisis: Tackling Unprecedented National Crime Wave

President Rodrigo Chaves once again called a meeting with the heads of other branches of government to try to stem the crime wave sweeping the country. Scheduled for this Tuesday...

Over Half of Costa Ricans See Censorship in National Media Landscape

A new study by the University of Costa Rica offers fresh insights into how Costa Ricans perceive freedom of expression and their trust in national media. The First Survey on...

Indigenous Groups in Guatemala Block Highways to Protest Attorney General

Groups of Indigenous protesters blocked highway sections in Guatemala on Monday to demand the resignation of the Attorney General accused of fabricating an alleged coup d'état to prevent the...

Nobel Prize Awarded for mRNA Vaccine Breakthrough

Researchers Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines. The pair,...

Pioneering a Blueprint to Combat Online Hate Speech in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is pioneering a bold new strategy to combat the alarming rise of online hate speech in Latin America. As highlighted by Faustina Torres, a member of the...

Can Costa Rica Maintain Its Renewable Energy Leadership? 

The Costa Rica's renewable energy contribution is projected to drop to 93% between 2023 and 2025, primarily due to decreased rainfall. In December 2022, technicians from the Costa Rican Electricity...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: My Time in a Traditional Tico House

I once lived in a traditional rural Tico house. There are not as many around as there once were,...

Starlink Cleared for Costa Rica Launch, Bridging Digital Divide

Starlink, the groundbreaking satellite Internet service birthed by tech expert Elon Musk, has been greenlit to operate in Costa...

Travel + Leisure Showcases the Best of Costa Rica Tourism

Travel + Leisure recently highlighted the "20 Best Things to Do in Costa Rica," offering a comprehensive exploration into...

Costa Rica in Crisis: Tackling Unprecedented National Crime Wave

President Rodrigo Chaves once again called a meeting with the heads of other branches of government to try to...

Travel + Leisure Showcases the Best of Costa Rica Tourism

Travel + Leisure recently highlighted the "20 Best Things to Do in Costa Rica," offering a comprehensive exploration into...

Costa Rica’s Tourism Industry Alarmed by Rising Crime

Costa Rica's reputation as an idyllic tourist destination is being threatened by a recent surge in violent crime. The...

Costa Rica Celebrates Opening of New Bridge Over Zapote River

On Friday, the newly constructed bridge spanning the Zapote River in Brasilito de Santa Cruz de Guanacaste was inaugurated....

Costa Rica’s Vibrant African Tulip Tree Adapts Well as Ornamental

With its brilliant reddish-orange blossoms evoking its namesake flower, the African tulip tree is one of the most striking...

Costa Ricans Share Pink Flag Cuttings

Here’s an ornamental that’s a big hit in Costa Rica: pink flag (Mussaenda erythrophylla), which locals refer to as...

Exploring Bamboo Diversity in a Lush Costa Rica Garden

This is the time of year when bamboo populations are on the increase, when the tips of fresh new...

Sports

Kobe, Pelé & Cruyff: Video Gaming’s Salute to Sports Legends

Kobe Bryant on the cover of the basketball game "NBA 2K24", Pelé and Johan Cruyff among the icons of the new "EA FC24". Sports...

Costa Rica Loses 4-1 to the UAE Amidst Tragic News

The Costa Rican national team suffered a 4-1 defeat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a friendly match played on Tuesday at the...

Latin America News

Guatemala Court Deals Blow To Arévalo’s Challenge Of Election Probe

Guatemala's Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal filed by president-elect Bernardo Arévalo against the decision of three judicial officials who ordered the raid...

Indigenous Groups in Guatemala Block Highways to Protest Attorney General

Groups of Indigenous protesters blocked highway sections in Guatemala on Monday to demand the resignation of the Attorney General accused of fabricating an alleged...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Wildlife: Meet the Great Tinamou

Let’s meet the great tinamou, a large ground bird with a pretty song and interesting mode of reproduction. The great tinamou (Tinamus major) is one...

Can Costa Rica Maintain Its Renewable Energy Leadership? 

The Costa Rica's renewable energy contribution is projected to drop to 93% between 2023 and 2025, primarily due to decreased rainfall. In December 2022, technicians...