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‘Costa Rica recognizes the rights you always deserved’: President Alvarado’s message on marriage equality

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado, who supported same-sex marriage during his candidacy and marched during the 2019 pride parade in San José, shared a lengthy message of support for marriage equality.

Costa Rica becomes first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage

Costa Rica has become the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage.

Costa Rica hours away from legalizing same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will be able to marry as of May 26, when a judicial provision that authorizes these marriages will enter into force. 

Same-sex marriage will be legal in Costa Rica on May 26. Some legislators hope to delay it

In the midst of a pandemic, Costa Rica rapidly approaches a historic milestone.

Costa Rica-based IRCA Casabierta provides resources for LGBTQ refugees

IRCA Casabierta, based in Costa Rica, supports refugees who are members of the LGBTQ community.

Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

After the murder of Sergio Rojas, the struggle to regain indigenous land has continued.

Therapeutic abortion regulation unleashes political storm in Costa Rica

Many doctors fear performing a therapeutic abortion because of the lack of a protocol that establishes the procedures to follow
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Costa Rica Faces Backlash Over Migrant Detentions and Rights Abuses

Costa Rica violated the rights of over 200 migrants deported by the United States—including 81 children—according to a report by the Center for Justice...

Costa Rica’s Economic Growth Slows as Tourism and Agriculture Struggle

Costa Rica’s economic growth rate slowed to 3.9% in the first quarter of 2025, down from 4.6% during the same period last year, according...

Costa Rica’s 1710 Danish Shipwreck Redefines Slave Trade Narrative

An expedition of marine archaeologists from Denmark has unraveled the mystery surrounding two shipwrecks lying in the shallow waters of Cahuita National Park, on...