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Arts and Culture

Costa Rica Exhibition Reveals Hidden Meaning of Pre-Columbian Stamps

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A new exhibition at the Museums of the Central Bank of Costa Rica is inviting visitors to view pre-Columbian stamps not simply as decorative...
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Costa Rica

Costa Rica Tax Bill Would Allow Seizures Without Prior Court Approval

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The Finance Ministry has asked Congress for the power to order, execute and auction seizures of a delinquent taxpayer's assets without first obtaining permission...
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Crime

Costa Rica Police Allegedly Linked to Alias Diablo Face Arrest

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Costa Rican investigators say they have identified members of the police forces who allegedly helped the criminal organization led by Alejandro Arias Monge, known...
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Latin America

Nicaragua to Brief Diplomats on Controversial Electoral Reform

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Nicaragua’s government will brief foreign diplomats on a proposed reform aimed at excluding opposition parties from elections, co-president Rosario Murillo said Friday, following criticism...
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Crime

The Forensic Tool Costa Rica Lacks in Its Fight Over Illegal Gold Mining

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A forensic technique Brazilian federal police are using to trace illegally mined Amazon gold points to a capability Costa Rica has conspicuously lacked in...
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News

Costa Rica Raises Volcano Alert as Mudflow Risk Increases

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Costa Rica has raised the activity level at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano to “precaution” following a sustained increase in eruptions and volcanic mudflows....
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Expat Living

Watching the 2026 World Cup Final in a Costa Rica Dive Bar

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Since moving to Costa Rica in 1990, I have not missed a World Cup final. I've watched them from a bar, from a friend's...
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Costa Rica

New 12.5% US Tariff Hits Costa Rican Exports — Here’s What’s Exempt

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An additional United States tariff of 12.5% on certain Costa Rican goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time today, at the same moment...
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News

What the Caribbean flooding means for your holiday weekend travel

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If you are driving to the Caribbean this holiday weekend, plan for the possibility that you will not get there the way you intended....
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Crime

Diablo Spends First Night at La Reforma, All Visits Suspended

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Alejandro Arias Monge, the man Costa Rican authorities had described as the most wanted fugitive, spent his first night in custody inside the maximum...
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