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Costa Rica Warns Wildlife Trafficking Is Becoming Organized Crime

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

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Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

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Latin American Tennis Players to Watch as Wimbledon 2026 Begins

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Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

Costa Rica Warns Wildlife Trafficking Is Becoming Organized Crime

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Costa Rica’s environmental prosecutors are warning that wildlife trafficking is no longer just a scattered problem of people capturing animals for pets or private...

Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Palo Verde is also known for its ecological importance beyond tourism. Its wetlands cover about half of the park and form part of a...

Latin American Tennis Players to Watch as Wimbledon 2026 Begins

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Wimbledon begins Monday with Latin America carrying one of its strongest grass-court storylines in years, led by Brazil’s João Fonseca, Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo and...

Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Drive the coastal corridor near Liberia's airport today and you'll pass a Four Seasons, a Westin, an Andaz, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and a Planet...

Costa Rica Starts a Free Climate-Risk Tool for Hotels

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Costa Rica's hospitality sector has a new way to measure how exposed it is to a warming, less predictable climate. Officials launched FU-TURISMO, a...

How to Skip the July Traffic to Guanacaste by Flying From San José

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Every mid-year school break, the same scene plays out on Ruta 1: thousands of families pointing their cars toward Guanacaste's beaches, and a drive...

Costa Rica Sends a Second Rescue Team to Earthquake-Stricken Venezuela

Tico Times - June 28, 2026

Costa Rica increased its response to Venezuela's earthquake disaster yesterday, dispatching a second contingent of 48 search-and-rescue specialists to a country where the death...

Costa Rica Pride March Takes Over San José Today

The Tico Times - June 28, 2026

San José returns to the streets this Sunday for the 2026 Marcha del Orgullo, one of the largest LGBTQ+ gatherings in Central America, with...

Panama Eliminated From World Cup After 2-0 Loss to England

Steven Hodel - June 28, 2026

Panama’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign came to an end Saturday after a 2-0 loss to England in its final Group L match, leaving...

Long Lines Hit Costa Rica Airport After Midday Flight Surge

Tico Times - June 27, 2026

Long lines formed Saturday at the departure immigration area of Juan Santamaría International Airport after a heavy midday wave of flights pushed thousands of...