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Tighter Credit a Mixed Bag for Costa Rica Consumers

Credit is a hard thing to come by these days, and that just might be a good thing for the Costa Rican economy.

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Toys “R” Us Weighs Going It Alone in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica’s Trash Problem Begins in Our Own Neighborhoods

I was walking up the street toward my house when I saw a young man coming from the other direction casually toss a bit...

Costa Rica’s Capital Gets a Temporary Forest and Free Saturday Music

A temporary forest at the entrance to the Central Bank Museums will host a free music event Saturday, giving residents and visitors yet another...

Woman Sought After 74-Year-Old American Found Dead in Playas del Coco

Police in Guanacaste are seeking a woman seen leaving a Playas del Coco condominium where a 74-year-old American man was later found dead.

ICE Sent Two Costa Rican Children to a Texas Family Detention Center

ICE apprehended two Costa Rican children, ages 9 and 11, near New Orleans and moved them 12 hours by road to the Dilley family detention center in Texas.

Costa Rica President Tours CECOT Mega-Prison in El Salvador

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández toured El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) today, two days after opening a maximum-security prison in Alajuela modeled on...

Matthew McConaughey’s Tequila Brand Debuts in Costa Rica Through Luxury Hotel Partnership

Pantalones Organic Tequila, owned by Matthew and Camila McConaughey, makes its Costa Rica debut at Nekajui with four cocktails inspired by Texas, Brazil and Guanacaste cowboy culture.

Costa Rica’s Public Schools Have Lost 180,000 Students in Five Years

Public school enrollment in Costa Rica has fallen 16.5% since 2021 as births decline, while private schools have added more than 12,000 students.
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