Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week, is one of the most important events for Costa Rican Catholics, and many centuries of old traditions and beliefs are involved.
The United States Embassy in Costa Rica has coordinated with United Airlines to offer a repatriation flight from Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO) near San José to Houston, Texas (IAH) on Friday, April 17.
President Carlos Alvarado said that even with the fiscal tightness that the country is going through, the government has as a priority to attend to the needs of the population.
Because of public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020, the U.S Department of State began limiting its passport operations.
Nicaragua is the only Central American country that has not ordered social isolation measures or closed borders to prevent the entry of people from abroad.
