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Costa Rica Expects Major Cruise Tourism Jump in Puntarenas

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Costa Rica expects around 150,000 cruise passengers to arrive in Puntarenas during the 2026–2027 season, a sharp increase that could bring more business to...
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Costa Rica

Costa Rica Free Zones Lose Jobs for First Time in Seven Years

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Employment in Costa Rica’s free-zone regime fell year over year in July for the first time in seven years, ending a long stretch of...
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Other Sports

Argentine Hope Etcheverry Advances to US Open Second Week

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Tomás Martín Etcheverry carried Argentina’s flag into the second week of the US Open on Friday, defeating countryman Mariano Navone 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in...
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Costa Rica Route 1 Closing Overnight at Río Barranca

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Route 1 will be shut at the Río Barranca bridge from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday while crews pull three RECOPE fuel...
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Other Sports

Costa Rica’s Two Biggest Soccer Clubs Meet Saturday Night in Alajuela

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Costa Rica's two most popular soccer clubs, Alajuelense and Saprissa, play each other Saturday night in Alajuela. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. at the...
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Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s president says US ground operations would benefit national security

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President Laura Fernández said US ground operations on Costa Rican soil would be good for national security if they pursued shared targets, while stressing...
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Environment and Wildlife

Thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles Come Ashore in One of the Year’s Largest Arribadas

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One of 2026's largest arribadas began Friday at Ostional in Guanacaste, as thousands of olive ridley turtles came ashore to nest. Counts are still pending.
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El Salvador

IMF Agrees to Unlock $140 Million for El Salvador After Bitcoin Reforms

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it had reached an agreement with El Salvador that could unlock a $140 million loan disbursement, after...
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Environment and Wildlife

Rare Blue Octopus Returns to Galápagos as a Newly Identified Species

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The rare blue octopus that surprised scientists has returned to the Galápagos Islands. The specimen, about the size of a golf ball, will be...
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Costa Rica

What a Costa Rican migratory alert actually does

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A judicial notice served on live television this week put an obscure piece of legal machinery in front of all of Costa Rica. Most...
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