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U.S. State Department Keeps Costa Rica Travel Warning

The U.S. State Department has kept Costa Rica at Level 2 in its travel advisory system, urging Americans to exercise increased caution due to...

Costa Rica’s Crucitas Crisis Exposes the Rise of Illegal Gold Mining

Deep in northern Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border, a slow-motion environmental catastrophe is unfolding with the speed and impunity of a gold rush....

Online Scams Are Becoming Costa Rica’s Biggest Crime Threat

For most of us that live here, the standard safety advice was simple: do not flash your phone on the bus, do not walk...

Costa Rica Expands Canada Access With New Air Canada Route

Air Canada is adding a new nonstop route between Vancouver and Guanacaste for the 2026 to 2027 winter season, giving Costa Rica’s Pacific coast...

Costa Rica Fossil Discoveries Renew Interest in Ancient Giant Animals

A recent feature by Maria Faith Saligumba for Discover Wildlife Science has renewed attention on a part of Costa Rica’s history that many people...

Costa Rica Designates Iran’s IRGC as a Terrorist Organization

Costa Rica has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, placing the country alongside a growing group of governments in...

El Niño forecast points to hotter and drier months ahead in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is heading into a hotter and drier stretch in the coming months, with the National Meteorological Institute warning (IMN) that El Niño...

Former Honduras President Thanks Trump For Overturned US Conviction

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said Wednesday that a United States appeals court overturned the 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking that had...

Costa Rica Battles Wildfire in Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve

Costa Rica environmental officials are battling a wildfire that has now spread into the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacaste after first burning on...

Costa Rica Inauguration Set as Former Presidents Are Left Off Guest List

Costa Rica’s May 8 presidential inauguration has been moved up to 11:00 a.m. at the National Stadium, two hours earlier than originally planned, as...
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Jannik Sinner Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Win Monte Carlo Masters 2026

Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for the first time, claim his first ATP Masters...

Costa Rica’s Barva Volcano Access Restricted for Several Months

Access to the Barva Volcano area of Braulio Carrillo National Park will remain restricted for several months, with Costa Rican authorities limiting entry as...

Costa Rica Exchange Rate Keeps Falling as Colón Strengthens Against U.S. Dollar

Costa Rica’s exchange rate kept dropping this week as the colón gained more ground against the U.S. dollar, adding to a trend that has...

Costa Rica Accepts First U.S. Deported Migrants Under New Third Country Deal

Costa Rica received its first group of migrants deported from the United States on Saturday under a new third-country agreement signed in March, marking...