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Costa Rica: Bad Economic Weather Moving In

The financial crisis sweeping the globe is creeping up on Costa Rica, with a dip in foreign investment leading a pack of problems prompting some of the country´s economists to predict a recession.

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Fire Chief Says Fernández Gave No Order on Ambulance Deal, but a Memo Cites Her

A Sept. 25 memo cites President Fernández as the basis for a $13.88 million no-bid ambulance deal the fire chief defends.

US Ground Stop Canceled 15 Costa Rica Flights. Here’s What to Expect Today

Updated Saturday afternoon with the cause of the outage, Saturday's cancellations and when flights should be back to normal. The nationwide US ground stop that...

French Woman Found Shot Dead Inside Her Guanacaste Home

A 64-year-old French woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, on Friday...

Costa Rica’s Dry Season Starts This Week in Guanacaste and the Central Valley

If you live in or are visiting Guanacaste or the Central Valley, the rain is about to switch off. Costa Rica's dry season settles...

A Quiet Island Escape in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya

A three-hour journey and a short boat ride from my home in Costa Rica took me somewhere that felt much farther away. Isla Jesusita...

Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José

If you plan to drive, ride a bus or walk through downtown San José this morning, expect delays. Teachers' unions and public universities are...

Two Bull Sharks Found Dead in a Guanacaste Estuary They Had Never Been Known to Enter

Two bull sharks, rays and fish were found dead in a sand-blocked estuary at Playa Langosta near Tamarindo. Environmental authorities are investigating the cause.

Costa Rica’s Dollar Slides Back Toward Its Record Low

The dollar closed Tuesday at 448.43 colones on Monex, 1.63 colones above its all-time low.

Dollar Falls to a Record Low of 446 Colones in Costa Rica

The dollar closed at an average of 446.10 colones on Monex on Friday, its weakest level since the platform opened in 2006 and the eighth straight daily decline.
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