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Pesticide Runoff Is Quietly Draining Costa Rica’s Caribbean Tourism Economy

Decades of banana and pineapple chemistry have left a documented trail through Limón's rivers. The cost lands on the reefs, fisheries and certifications the Caribbean coast needs to compete.

Tropical Wave 29 Crosses Costa Rica as the Caribbean Alert Holds

The yellow alert that went up over the weekend is still in place, and a second tropical wave in three days crosses today. If...

Costa Rica Faces Months of Drought as El Niño Intensifies

Costa Rica doesn't take direct hurricane hits often, but this year's El Niño is playing out with the same shape as one, tracked for...

Gunmen Storm Costa Rica Hospital and Kill Patient in Nicoya

Two masked gunmen forced their way into a public hospital in Guanacaste early Saturday and shot a patient to death as he lay on...

Costa Rica Prices Fall Again as Inflation Remains Below Zero

Consumer prices in Costa Rica fell again in July, reversing two months of increases and keeping the country in a prolonged period of negative...

Forbes Highlights Costa Rica Oxcart Painting Experience

A hands-on workshop that allows visitors to create their own version of Costa Rica’s traditional painted oxcart designs has earned international attention as travelers...

Costa Rica Approves Wildlife Crossings Law to Protect Animals

Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a bill today requiring wildlife protection measures in new and existing public infrastructure projects, a major legal step...

Costa Rica Races to Preserve Its Indigenous Languages

Several of Costa Rica’s Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing as the number of fluent speakers declines and younger generations increasingly grow up...

Is Costa Rica Losing Its Tourism Edge in Central America?

Imagine that the seven nations of Central America are participants in a race. The race has no finish line. Instead it's an ongoing competition...
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