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Saudi Loan Sought by Costa Rica for Route 27 Expansion

The Costa Rican government continues its search for external financing to fund planned expansions of the nation's roads and highways including route 27. With major projects in the pipeline,...

Costa Rica’s Waters Heat Up: The El Niño Effect Unmasked

Costa Rica is experiencing a rising trend in ocean temperatures, with recent measurements showing the highest levels ever recorded in the country. Scientists attribute the increase to climate change...

Guatemala Prosecutor Accuses Electoral Body of Fraud, Abuse

Guatemala's prosecutor's office requested on Wednesday the removal of immunity from the electoral magistrates for alleged irregularities in the acquisition of a computer system for the presidential elections this...

Costa Rican Government Accused of Cartel Talks

A recent article published in the Mexican newspaper El Universal has alleged that the current Costa Rican administration may have initiated talks with Costa Rican mafia networks linked to...

Calm Restored at Costa Rica Border Following Detention of Rioter

The Costa Rican Minister of Security Mario Zamora confirmed that the situation in the country’s southern border is back to normal, after the riots that happened over the weekend. On...

Costa Rica’s Red Tape Challenges One Expat’s Bakery Dreams

Every year thousands of expats arrive for the first time to Costa Rica, fall in love with the country and its people, and decide they want to make it...

Robust Recovery: Costa Rica’s 2023 Tourism Rebounds to New Heights

In the first half of 2023, Costa Rica welcomed 977,783 tourists from North America, marking a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2022. During this timeframe, the...

Costa Rica Declares National State of Emergency Over Migrant Surge

The government of Costa Rica announced a state of national emergency on Tuesday in response to the dramatically increasing number of migrants crossing its southern border from Panama. Authorities...

INCAE Mourns Ortega Seizure of Nicaragua Campus, Vows Continuity

The Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE) issued a statement regretting the action of the government of Daniel Ortega to confiscate the assets and take possession of the...

Shia LaBeouf and His Father’s Escape to Costa Rica

U.S. actor Shia LaBeouf has had his fair share of drama during his career. Still, less spoken about are the controversies he’s also had in his personal life. Particularly LaBeouf...

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 Rica by the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL). With this landmark...

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. This bridge, located on route 180, cost ₡700 million and...

Costa Rican Minister Visit Darien Gap Amid Regional Migrant Crisis

Costa Rica's Minister of Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, and his vice minister, Manuel Jimenez, visited the Darien Gap to learn about the migratory flow in the area and the...

Ortega Strikes Again: Nicaragua Shuts Down Prestigious INCAE Campus

The Nicaraguan government announced on Monday that it has revoked the legal status of the prestigious Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE), closing its Managua campus and seizing...

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Gisele Bündchen: Finding Peace in Costa Rica

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen recently spoke to CBS’ correspondent Lee Cowan, whom she invited to her home in Santa Teresa,...

Air France-KLM Group Expands Service to Costa Rica

Starting December 4, Air France will operate a daily flight between San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport and Paris-Charles...

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...

Costa Rica Expat Living: My Ode to the Misunderstood Papaya

It grows in your front yard. It smells a little like vomit. It’s a natural laxative. It’s papaya! I first...

Gisele Bündchen: Finding Peace in Costa Rica

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen recently spoke to CBS’ correspondent Lee Cowan, whom she invited to her home in Santa Teresa,...

Air France-KLM Group Expands Service to Costa Rica

Starting December 4, Air France will operate a daily flight between San José's Juan Santamaría International Airport and Paris-Charles...

Kevin Costner Vacations in Costa Rica

One of Hollywood's most distinguished personalities, Kevin Costner, has chosen the land of ‘Pura Vida’ for his latest gateway. The...

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...

Costa Rica Plants at a Glance: Sorosí

The unusual warty vine known as bitter melon or Momordica charantia has long held a place in traditional medicine...

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...

Simona Halep Suspended: Doping Scandal Rocks Tennis World

Simona Halep, former world number 1 in tennis and two-time Grand Slam champion, has been suspended for four years due to two violations of...

Latin America News

Guatemala Prosecutor Accuses Electoral Body of Fraud, Abuse

Guatemala's prosecutor's office requested on Wednesday the removal of immunity from the electoral magistrates for alleged irregularities in the acquisition of a computer system...

INCAE Mourns Ortega Seizure of Nicaragua Campus, Vows Continuity

The Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE) issued a statement regretting the action of the government of Daniel Ortega to confiscate the assets...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Waters Heat Up: The El Niño Effect Unmasked

Costa Rica is experiencing a rising trend in ocean temperatures, with recent measurements showing the highest levels ever recorded in the country. Scientists attribute...

Costa Rica Wildlife – Meet the Mexican Hairy Porcupine

It’s covered in spines. It has a prehensile tail, like a monkey. It smells like aggressive BO. It’s the Mexican hairy porcupine. The Mexican hairy...