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Costa Rica Central Bank Warns Dollar Decline Could Reverse

Tico Times - May 7, 2026

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Global Leaders Arrive in Costa Rica for Presidential Transition

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Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Scrutiny After US Visa Revocations

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Fresh Del Monte to Close Four Banana Farms in Costa Rica

Yara Jiménez Becomes Fifth Woman to Lead Costa Rica’s Congress

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Yara Jiménez Fallas was elected president of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on Friday, becoming the fifth woman to lead the country's Congress and opening...

Costa Rica Warns Fuel and Food Prices May Rise From Middle East Shock

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Costa Rican consumers are expected to begin feeling the first effects of the inflationary shock linked to the conflict in the Middle East starting...

Costa Rica Climbs in 2026 World Press Freedom Index to Lead the Americas

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Costa Rica moved up one spot to 18th place in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released Thursday by Reporters Without Borders, reaffirming its...

Costa Rica Fertility Rate Hits 1.2 as Families Get Smaller and Older

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Costa Rica is undergoing a demographic transformation that will leave a lasting mark on the country. Families are smaller, parents are starting later in...

Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Rattles Costa Rica’s Central Valley

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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Costa Rica late Monday night, rattling homes and buildings across the Central Valley and parts of the Pacific region....

San José Moves Forward With Upgrades to Parque Central and Key Plazas

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San José will move ahead this year with upgrades to Parque Central, Plaza de las Garantías Sociales and Plaza González Víquez as part of...

Strong Colón and Higher Port Fees Squeeze Costa Rica’s Exporters

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Costa Rican exporters are absorbing hits from three directions at once: rising port fees on the Caribbean coast, a colón that has strengthened to...

Costa Rica’s Colón Won’t Weaken — Now Two BCCR Directors Want a Rate Cut

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Costa Rica's colón continues to defy gravity against the U.S. dollar, closing yet another week below the ¢460 mark and tightening the squeeze on...

Costa Rica Receives Third Group of Deportees from the United States

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Costa Rica received a third group of people deported from the United States yesterday afternoon, as the country continues carrying out a new migration...