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Sarapiquí Bus Crash Toll Rises to Three as Bus Lacked Excursion Permit

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A third woman has died following Wednesday's bus rollover in Sarapiquí, and transport regulators say the vehicle was authorized only to carry students, not...
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Costa Rica Pension Overhaul Could Require 30 Years of Work Instead of 25

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Workers in Costa Rica's main public pension system could need five more years of contributions before they can retire, receive a smaller share of...
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Costa Rica Drops Bid to Join Pacific Trade Pact and Fires Its Trade Minister

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Costa Rica drops its bid to join the CPTPP and fires its trade minister, citing secrecy over the deal and risks to ranchers and dairy farmers.
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Costa Rica Bus Crash Leaves Two Dead and Dozens Injured

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Two women died and seven other people were seriously injured Wednesday morning when a passenger bus overturned on Route 4 in Sarapiquí, Heredia, leaving...
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Ruling Party Files Bill That Would Let Rodrigo Chaves Run Again in 2030

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Legislators from Costa Rica's ruling Pueblo Soberano party filed a constitutional reform on Tuesday that would allow presidents to serve consecutive terms. Its backers...
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Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments

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If you've passed your motorcycle theory test and can't find a road-test appointment, you don't need one this week. Through Friday, Oct. 30, you...
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US Embassy Helped Mother Get Son Out of Costa Rica Community, She Says

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An American mother says she watched her son grow thinner and more distant over more than two years in a religious community in Pérez...
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Canadian Says She Lost $350,000 to Costa Rica Community Now Under Fraud Investigation

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A Canadian woman says she sold everything she owned and lost about $350,000 to a religious community in the southern area of Pérez Zeledón,...
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Many US Deportees Remain in Costa Rica as Report Faults Migration Agency

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Costa Rica cannot fully meet its human rights obligations to the migrants the United States is deporting here from other countries, according to a...
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New Rival Enters UN Leadership Race as Costa Rica’s Grynspan Faces Deadlock

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Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan faces a new challenge in her campaign to become the next United Nations secretary-general after a senior diplomat from the...
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Thousands March as Costa Rica Lawmakers Cut 8 Billion Colones From Public Universities

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Thousands of students, university staff, union members and social activists marched through San José yesterday against cuts to public university funding. Late that night,...
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Costa Rica University Protests Move Forward After Lawmakers Approve New Budget Cuts

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Costa Rica's public universities are moving ahead with a major demonstration in San José today after lawmakers approved a controversial reduction in university funding...
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Costa Rica Faces an $882 Million Revenue Hole as Courts, Police and Schools Take Cuts

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Costa Rica expects to collect about â‚¡400,000 million ($882 million) less than it budgeted for 2026, and the Finance Ministry is asking lawmakers to...
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University March Will Slow San José Traffic Tuesday From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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If you need to get across eastern San José or downtown tomorrow, plan around a national march against cuts to public university funding. Marchers...
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Four Detained in Costa Rica Over Sedative-Spiked Rides From Bars

Costa Rican authorities detained four men yesterday who are suspected of offering rides to people leaving bars in San José, drugging them with a...
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Costa Rica Celebrates National Masquerade Day With Traditional Parades and Music

Costa Rica is celebrating one of its most colorful traditions this weekend as giant masks, lively marching bands and characters from local folklore take...
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Lufthansa to Drop Costa Rica Route in 2027 as Sister Airline Adds More Flights

German airline Lufthansa will stop operating its flights to Costa Rica in December 2027, but travelers will not lose the connection to Europe. Instead,...
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High Tides Flood Homes in Costa Rica’s Puntarenas

High tides flooded homes in Puntarenas on Thursday, October 29, with authorities warning that elevated tides could continue along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast through...
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