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Costa Rica Proposes New Criminal Penalties and Prison Benefit Limits

Tico Times - June 16, 2026

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Costa Rica’s New Lake Arenal Tourism Law Draws Conflict-of-Interest Questions

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Costa Rica Proposes New Criminal Penalties and Prison Benefit Limits

Tico Times - June 16, 2026

Costa Rica’s government has sent a first package of six security bills to the Legislative Assembly, opening a push to change self-defense rules for...

Costa Rica Lands Three Beaches on 2026 Corona Beach 100 List

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

Costa Rica has placed three beaches on the 2026 Corona Beach 100 list, with Playa Cocles, Playa Conchal and Playa Uvita named among the...

Costa Rica’s New Lake Arenal Tourism Law Draws Conflict-of-Interest Questions

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

A governing-party lawmaker promoted and voted for a new law legalizing tourism and commercial activity around Lake Arenal without disclosing that her family owns...

Where to See Sloths in Costa Rica With Kids

Guest Author - June 15, 2026

Where to Take Your Child to See a Sloth in the Wild in Costa Rica Few wildlife encounters leave a child more astonished than...

Costa Rica Search Continues for Missing California Hiker

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

A California family is holding onto hope as the search continues in Costa Rica for 30-year-old Ashley Nicole Phillips, who disappeared earlier this month...

Kristi Noem Mocked After Calling Costa Rica a South American Ally

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

Costa Rica was pulled into a U.S. political dustup after Kristi Noem named our country, along with El Salvador, as one of Washington’s closest...

Surviving Costa Rican Fisherman Says Two Crewmates Died at Sea

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

Just hours after Costa Rica celebrated the rescue of a second fisherman who survived nearly a week adrift in the Pacific Ocean, new details...

Costa Rica Weather This Week: A Wet Start, Then a Drier, Hotter Pattern

Tico Times - June 15, 2026

Costa Rica's week opens wet, with Tropical Wave No. 11 crossing the country today, before forecasters expect a drier, warmer pattern to settle over...

Second Miracle in Guanacaste: Another Fisherman Found Alive After Six Days at Sea

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Costa Rica woke up this Sunday to extraordinary news from the Pacific coast. Abraham Ríos, a 28-year-old fisherman who had been missing since the...

Costa Rica’s New Tourism Chief Bets on Looser Rules and More Flights

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Costa Rica's new tourism boss is moving to slash red tape and widen our country's international flight map, signaling a more business-friendly approach that...