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Costa Rica Faces Oil Shock Reversal After Months of Deflation

Tico Times - March 22, 2026

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Costa Rica Faces Backlash After U.S. Drug Boat Strike Fallout

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Costa Rica Uber Drivers Face Rising Costs and Falling Earnings

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Costa Rica Reaches Historic High in World Happiness Report 2026

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China Presses Costa Rica for Evidence in ICE Cyberattack Dispute

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China has asked Costa Rican authorities to hand over evidence supporting allegations that Chinese-linked actors were behind a cyberespionage attack on the Costa Rican...

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Costa Rica Marks Century Since Virilla River Train Crash Took 385 Lives

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A century after Costa Rica’s deadliest train accident, the country pauses to remember the 385 people who lost their lives and the 93 others...

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Three Survive Cessna Crash in La Fortuna After Engine Failure on Takeoff

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Three people survived a small plane crash in La Fortuna de San Carlos this morning. The Cessna 206 registered TI-GRE lost engine power shortly...

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Costa Rican Coffee Growers Face Ruin as Dollar Drops

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Coffee producers in Costa Rica warn that a sharp drop in the dollar’s exchange rate against the colón, now below ₡480, threatens to ruin...

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IMF Calls for Lower Interest Rates in Costa Rica

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The International Monetary Fund advised Costa Rica’s central bank to consider further cuts to its benchmark interest rate. The changes would help transmission to...

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Costa Rica Dollar Hits Two Decade Low Amid Debate Over External Debt

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Costa Rica’s dollar exchange rate has fallen to levels not seen in about two decades, and economists Fernando Naranjo and Norberto Zúñiga say one...

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Women in Costa Rica Struggle More to Find Jobs Than Men

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Women in Costa Rica continue to participate in the labor market at lower rates than men, according to the most recent statistics from the...

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Costa Rica Records Another Month of Negative Inflation

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Costa Rica recorded negative annual inflation for another month in February 2026, with overall prices down 2.73 percent from the same period a year...

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Chaves Says He Would Run for President Again If Costa Rica Needs Him

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President Rodrigo Chaves said he has not ruled out running for the presidency again once his current term ends. In a recent interview with...

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Motorcycles Account for the Majority of Road Deaths in Costa Rica

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Motorcycles continue to take the heaviest toll on Costa Rica's roads. In January and February this year, 63 people died while riding motorcycles. Those...