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Independence torch travels through a fractured Central America

Dozens of people waited for the independence torch in Peñas Blancas, the Costa Rican town on the border with Nicaragua. There, the two countries are divided by a diagonal line where Costa Rican asphalt meets Nicaraguan cement.

The beauty of Independence Day in Costa Rica

Photographer Priscilla Mora captured the vivid colors of the Independence Day celebrations in Santo Domingo de Heredia.

Becoming Costa Rican: 5 new Ticas celebrate Independence Day

On this Independence Day, The Tico TImes is proud to share the stories of five new Costa Ricans.

Belgium dresses peeing statue to honor Costa Rica

The famous Manneken Pis got a makeover for Costa Rica's Independence Day.

Costa Rican foreign minister: US independence an ‘inspiration’

The new U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, S. Fitzgerald Haney, made his first public appearance Thursday during an Independence Day celebration at the ambassador’s residence in Escazú.
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Rising Labor Costs Threaten Costa Rica’s Coffee Producers

The coffee industry in Costa Rica is facing significant challenges due to rising labor costs and decreasing profits for producers. This alarming situation was...

The Rare Five-Keeled Spiny-Tailed Iguana of Costa Rica

Today we discuss one of the rarest reptiles in Costa Rica that happens to resemble one of the most common reptiles in Costa Rica....

Biodiversity Crisis Looms as Nations Delay Action Plans

Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according...