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Meet Costa Rica’s cleanest beaches

Three beaches will display blue flags with the maximum of five stars for the next 12 months, all of them on the Pacific coast.

Crocodile found dead in Gulf of Nicoya following thousands of washed up fish

Something very bad is happening in the Gulf of Nicoya, where a dead crocodile turned up just days after thousands of dead sardines washed ashore.

Costa Rican Electricity Institute launches construction of artificial reef

ICE officials expect algae to begin adhering to the structures so that coral, polyps, fish and other marine species begin reproducing.

Messages along San José’s streets ask people to stop littering

Estimates from the Health Ministry state that people throw nearly 300 tons of garbage in Costa Rica's streets, sewers, vacant properties and rivers every day.

Costa Rica and Sea Shepherd at odds again over failed turtle conservation effort

Sea Shepherd's "low profile" campaign to help rescue sea turtles in Jacó recently got nixed by the Costa Rican government when it turned out the conservation group was working without permits.

PHOTOS: Chasing Moby at Uvita’s Whale and Dolphin Festival

September is probably the best month to see majestic humpback whales with their babies in the shallow waters of Bahía Ballena off the Pacific coast town of Uvita.

Fight over shrimp trawling continues in legislature

With the start of the new legislative session last week, the government has resumed a battle in the environmental commission over a controversial shrimp trawling bill.

Winners of Costa Rica Fishackathon create tool to help track fuel subsidies for fishing

Tech firm ImagineXYZ won the Costa Rica Fishackathon 2016 with the idea for a digital remora that would help better track the use of fuel subsidies for fishing boats.

Fishackathon invites conservation-minded techies to help solve overfishing

This weekend, San José and more than 40 others cities worldwide will challenge groups of coders and scientists to find solutions to overfishing in the third Fishackathon.

Fishermen report more tuna, dolphin along Pacific coast

The Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP) credits an October 2014 governmental decree restricting industrial tuna fishing in Costa Rican waters with what it says are recovering tuna and dolphin populations.
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Two Costa Rican Hotels Earn Forbes Recognition for Wellness and Luxury

Two standout Costa Rican properties have received prestigious recognition in recent Forbes magazine coverage, highlighting the country’s growing reputation as a global leader in...

Netflix Raises Subscription Prices in Costa Rica

Netflix is increasing subscription prices in Costa Rica beginning March 7, raising monthly costs across all plans available here, according to a notice sent...

Nicaragua frees former military officer amid U.S. criticism over political prisoners

A military officer sentenced to 50 years in prison for “treason” in Nicaragua has been released at a time when the United States is...

Costa Rica’s Route 32 Closed After New Landslide as Cold Front Triggers Emergencies

Authorities closed Route 32 again on Friday afternoon after a fresh landslide hit the highway, disrupting travel between the Greater Metropolitan Area and the...