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Air Transat to Start Direct Quebec City Flights to Costa Rica

Tico Times - April 21, 2026

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Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

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Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

El Salvador Adds New Tools in National Health App to Track and Treat Chronic Conditions

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced the start of the second phase of Dr. SV, a public health application developed with Google Cloud that...

The Story of Costa Rica’s Famous Railroad to Limón

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Few stories in Costa Rican history are as dramatic, costly, and consequential as the construction of the railroad connecting San José to the Caribbean...

Costa Rica Suspends Tree Cutting and Construction Permits in Papagayo

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Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber has ordered the suspension of tree-felling permits, construction authorizations, and density modifications tied to a hotel development in the Papagayo...

Costa Rica Rainy Season 2026 Expected to Start Unevenly and Stay Drier

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Costa Rica is heading into a rainy season that may begin on schedule on the calendar, but not in the usual pattern. The Instituto...

Costa Rica Takes in Second Group of Deportees from the United States

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Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating...

Costa Rica Remains a Top Retirement Destination for People From the United States

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Costa Rica is once again benefiting from a growing shift among older Americans who are looking outside the United States for their next chapter....

Costa Rica Sees Ongoing Spike in Digital Fraud Tied to Travel and Payments

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Costa Rica’s fraud problem is moving fast online, and travel is one of the clearest targets. What used to look like isolated scams now...

Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport Posts Best Quarter in History

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Guanacaste’s main international airport in Liberia just posted the strongest first quarter in its history, another sign that Costa Rica’s Pacific gateway is carrying...

Costa Rica Report Says Gentrification Is Reshaping Guanacaste

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A new study from the National University’s Observatory on Tourism, Migration and Sustainability in the Chorotega Region says development in some of Guanacaste’s best...

Costa Rica Activists Rally Against Bahía Papagayo Plan to Cut 700 Trees

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Opposition to the Bahía Papagayo development in Playa Panamá is intensifying after SINAC authorized tree cutting in the project area. The citizen group Salvemos...