Traffic Police launches surveillance operation for mid-year school vacations
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Between July 3 - 14 motorists will not have to comply with the traffic restriction that prohibits vehicles from entering downtown San José on one weekday, according to the last digit of their license plate number.
The drought is worse than you think
Costa Rican residents are relieved to finally see seasonal rains begin to fall after a long-lasting drought led to water rationing, affecting some 20,000 residents, as well as plants and animals. But if the rains don't continue, more serious problems could result, say experts.
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Costa Rica National Weather Institute forecasts heavier rains starting Tuesday
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Jill Biden announces Costa Rica childhood cancer agreement
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El Salvadoran woman freed after nearly 11 years in jail for criminalized childbirth
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Jacqueline, who spent almost eleven years in jail for an out-of-hospital birth criminalized as attempted homicide, regained her freedom in El Salvador, where abortion...