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Costa Rica Uber Drivers Face Rising Costs and Falling Earnings

Every morning in Costa Rica, tens of thousands of Uber drivers wake up, check their app, and begin a quiet calculation that many of...

Costa Rica Reaches Historic High in World Happiness Report 2026

Costa Rica reached a record fourth place in the World Happiness Report 2026, its highest position ever in the annual global ranking and the...

Costa Rica Closes Embassy in Cuba as Ties With Havana Collapse

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba to withdraw its diplomatic staff from San José, while allowing consular services...

Laura Fernández Officially Certified as President-Elect After Costa Rica Vote

President-elect Laura Fernández Delgado formally received her credentials from Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Tuesday morning, March 17, during a ceremony at the...

Oscar Arias Warns US Security Agreement Violates Costa Rica’s Constitution

Former President Oscar Arias has warned that a security agreement with the United States violates Costa Rica's Constitution. The National Liberation Party continues to...

Trump Revokes Visa of Costa Rican Constitutional Court Judge Who Defended Migrants

The Donald Trump administration has revoked the U.S. entry visa of Fernando Cruz, a magistrate of Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV). The measure...

Homeless Numbers in Costa Rica Capital Rise 150 Percent Over Decade

The streets of Costa Rica’s capital have, unfortunately, become a home for hundreds of people who, for various reasons, have ended up living on...

San José Central Park Faces Overhaul with Significant Updates

San José’s historic Central Park stands ready for significant updates. The Municipality of San José presented plans to add a café under the bandstand...

China Presses Costa Rica for Evidence in ICE Cyberattack Dispute

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...

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

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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Israel Defends Blocked Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

Netanyahu stating there was “no bad intention” after preventing a Catholic Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre enters Costa Rica’s public conversation...

Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

A Guatemalan appeals court provisionally suspended construction of the El Triunfo maximum-security prison on Saturday, one day after President Bernardo Arévalo laid the first...

Costa Rica Marks Palm Sunday with Crowds at Cartago Basilica

Palm Sunday brought large crowds to Cartago on Sunday as Catholics gathered at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles for Masses, blessings...

Living in Costa Rica: The Experiences That Make It Feel Like Home

The Costa Rica checklist. For the average visitor, it reads something like: Volcano, cloud forest, rain forest, beach, waterfall, coffee tour, etc. Think of...