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Costa Rica Dollar Hits Two Decade Low Amid Debate Over External Debt

Costa Rica’s dollar exchange rate has fallen to levels not seen in about two decades, and economists Fernando Naranjo and Norberto Zúñiga say one...

Costa Rica Investigates More TikTok Creators After PANI Grooming Reports

Costa Rica’s National Children’s Trust, known as PANI, reported two more TikTok creators to prosecutors yesterday over alleged grooming cases, widening a fast-moving investigation...

Costa Rica’s Strategy Case Raids Seize Golfito Hotel and Transport Company

Agents from Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) detained Glen Rojas Barquero and several family members yesterday during raids in the investigation known as...

Second Measles Case in Costa Rica Prompts Vaccination Reminder for All Visitors

Costa Rica health authorities and travel-medicine experts advise people heading to the country to review their vaccination records. They place particular focus on the...

Chinese Shipping Giant Suspends Operations at Panama Canal

Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping has halted arrivals and departures at Balboa port, the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. The state-owned company from...

Drone Videos Reopen Debate on Tourism in Rio’s Favelas

While lining up, some tourists touch up their makeup to parade on the rooftop of a small house in Rio de Janeiro's largest favela,...

ICT Starts Picadillo Route to Spice Up Costa Rica Tourism

The Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) has rolled out "La Ruta del Picadillo," a new initiative that spotlights one of our country's staple dishes...

San José’s Simón Bolívar Park Set for Temporary Access This Saturday

The Simón Bolívar Urban Natural Park will open to the public for a single day on Saturday, March 14, starting at 9 a.m. This...

Keylor Navas Opens Up on Costa Rica’s World Cup Miss and His Club Revival

Keylor Navas opened up in a recent interview with journalist Yashin Quesada about Costa Rica's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup and...

Costa Rica Rejects U.S. Bid to Extradite Caribbean Drug Boss

The Criminal Court of Limón turned down a U.S. request to extradite Gilberth Hernán Bell Fernández, known as 'Macho Coca,' on Monday afternoon. Judge...
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US Delivers Final Guarantees for Extradition of Celso Gamboa and Pecho de Rata

The United States delivered the final documents Costa Rican courts required to advance the extradition of Celso Gamboa Sánchez and Edwin Danney López Vega,...

Hilton Plans to Strengthen Presence in Costa Rica with Six New Hotels

The international Hilton chain will expand its operations in Costa Rica with six hotels now under development. The company will also introduce three brands...

Scientists Confirm Critical Migratory Corridor Between Cocos Island and Osa Peninsula

In a major advancement for marine conservation, the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition (OOWC), in collaboration with Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)...

Top Attractions to Visit When Combining Dubai and Oman

Combining a trip to both Dubai and Oman offers travelers the chance to experience two distinct sides of the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai, with its...