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Costa Rica President Labels Opponents Communists as Government Pulls Energy Bill

Tico Times - May 28, 2026

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Ed Sheeran Brings LOOP Tour to Costa Rica This Saturday

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El Salvador Added to Wanderlust 2026 Green Travel List

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Costa Rica’s Northern Neighbors Are Quietly Rewriting Central America Tourism

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Tourism between El Salvador and Guatemala is consolidating as one of Central America's strongest growth stories, with millions of cross-border travelers fueling a regional...

Costa Rica Opposition Defends Mining Ban as Crucitas Crisis Deepens

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Four opposition factions in Costa Rica's Asamblea Legislativa have closed ranks against the executive branch's bid to reopen metallic open-pit mining in Crucitas, ratifying...

Costa Rica Braces for Heavy Rain as Tropical Wave No. 5 Arrives

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Costa Rica will see a steady increase in rainfall through the final week of May, with Tropical Wave No. 5 expected to deliver the...

Costa Rica Electricity Market Reform Faces Collapse After PLN Reversal

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The National Liberation Party has announced it will vote against Costa Rica’s proposed electricity market harmonization bill, a decision that effectively blocks one of...

El Salvador Breaks Into Latin America’s Top 10 Startup Ecosystems

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El Salvador has entered the top 10 startup ecosystems in Latin America for the first time. The country ranks 10th regionally and 80th globally...

Costa Rica Targets Canadian Tourists With First-Ever F1 Promotion

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Costa Rica promoted itself as a tourism destination at an official Formula 1 race for the first time in its history this past weekend,...

Costa Rica Hosts Expotur 2026 as Tourism Arrivals Continue to Rise

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Expotur, Costa Rica’s main tourism business fair, will return to San José from May 27 to 29, bringing international buyers and local tourism companies...

Costa Rica Braces for Extended El Niño With Water Rationing and Inflation on the Horizon

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Costa Rica is bracing for an extended El Niño event that meteorologists now expect to grip the country from June through the second half...

Keylor Navas’ Heroics Not Enough as Pumas Lose Dramatic Liga MX Final

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Keylor Navas came within minutes of another major title Sunday night, but Pumas UNAM saw the Liga MX Clausura final slip away in stoppage...

New Species Found Buried in the Sand at Costa Rica’s Playa Naranjo

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A newly identified marine worm species with coloring similar to a jaguar’s coat has been found on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, adding another species...