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Prison-related cases at Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber rose from 2,130 in 2020 to 4,780 in 2025, as tougher prison rules collide with the state's duty to feed and treat inmates.

A low off Central America's Pacific coast now has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression, and heavy rain could reach parts of the region through the weekend. With soils already up to 90% saturated, here is what to expect and how to plan.

If you live in or are traveling through the Central Valley, the Pacific coast or the Northern Zone, you are now under a yellow...

Costa Rica's water utility wants you to save water as the dry season starts this week under a strong El Niño. There is no rationing yet. Here is what it is asking.

Costa Rica residents who earn interest, dividends, rent or capital gains outside the country would pay a 15% tax on that income under a...

At 39, Djokovic became the oldest match winner in Paris Masters history and kept his ATP Finals hopes alive.

The 2027 marchamo amnesty failed, so older unpaid years still carry interest and fines. A new bill targets 2028. Here is what to pay now.

Fishermen in the Gulf of Nicoya say the unusually warm water El Niño has pushed against Costa Rica’s Pacific coast has left their nets...

Bryan Ruiz will take Costa Rica into its toughest test of the year without Keylor Navas. The veteran goalkeeper was left out of the...