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Costa Rica Moves Forward With Digital Vehicle Registration Sticker System

Costa Rica is preparing to move ahead with its long-delayed digital vehicle registration sticker system, known locally as the marchamo digital, beginning with the...

Costa Rica Presidency Begins With Push for Mining, Marina, and City Projects

President Laura Fernández Delgado opened her administration by sending a clear message to the Legislative Assembly: the first major fights of her government will...

Costa Rica Loses 56,000 Jobs as Workforce Participation Hits Multi-Year Low

Costa Rica shed more than 56,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, while an additional 118,000...

Laura Fernández Takes Office as Costa Rica President With Tough Crime Agenda

Laura Fernández was sworn in Friday as president of Costa Rica, opening a new political era with a promise to take a hard line...

Rodrigo Chaves Stays at Center of Power as Costa Rica Enters Fernández Era

Costa Rica’s transfer of power on Friday is bringing a new president but not a clean break from the leader who dominated the last...

Starlink Expands Business Internet Access in Rural Costa Rica

Liberty Empresas has been authorized to resell Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet in Costa Rica, opening a new option for businesses, schools and organizations operating...

Costa Rica Begins New Era as Laura Fernández Takes Office

Laura Fernández will be sworn in today as our new president, opening a four-year term shaped by promises of tougher security policies, closer alignment...

Costa Rica Central Bank Warns Dollar Decline Could Reverse

The president of the Central Bank of Costa Rica, Róger Madrigal, warned that the recent weakness of the U.S. dollar against the colón could...

Global Leaders Arrive in Costa Rica for Presidential Transition

Costa Rica will host delegations from around the world Friday as Laura Fernández is sworn in as the country’s next president, turning the May...

Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Scrutiny After US Visa Revocations

Just days before Costa Rica inaugurates its new president, a deeply troubling development has cast a shadow over the country’s long-standing reputation as a...
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Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion

A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it...

Costa Rica Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms – Plan Beach Time Early

The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) forecasts that an acceleration of trade winds over the Caribbean will push humidity into Costa Rica today, triggering afternoon...

Costa Rica Starts Bridge Replacement Near San José Airport

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Works and Transportation will begin work Monday, May 18, on a new modular bridge across from Juan Santamaría International...

Costa Rica’s Renewable Energy Grid Faces New Pressure From AI Data Centers

Costa Rica’s clean electricity reputation is becoming part of a new technology pitch: power artificial intelligence with renewable energy. Our country generated 98.6 percent...