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Costa Rica Welcomes Over One Million Tourists in First Quarter

Costa Rica’s tourism industry opened the year with strong momentum, passing one million international visitors in the first quarter and posting growth compared with...

US Plans to Indict Former Cuban President Raúl Castro

The US Justice Department is preparing to seek a federal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, according to multiple officials familiar with the...

Costa Rica Escalates Trade Dispute With Panama

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has raised the stakes in a long-running trade dispute with Panama, ordering her foreign minister to pursue international action...

Costa Rica Bird Count Highlights Biodiversity in Wildlife Corridor

Costa Rica’s Cubujuquí Interurban Biological Corridor recorded 2,366 birds from 183 species during its first bird census of 2026, confirming the area as one...

FIFA Accepts Steep Discount in Deal for World Cup Coverage in China

FIFA has finalized a broadcast rights agreement with China Media Group for the next four World Cup tournaments at a reported price tag of...

Central America’s Largest Rodeo Coming to Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s National Stadium will trade soccer chants for bull riding, barrel racing and cowboy culture on Sunday, June 7, when the Extreme American...

Panama President Rules Out Negotiating With Gangs Amid Violence Surge

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday his government will not negotiate with gang leaders and will keep a reinforced police presence on the...

Costa Rica May Move Public Holidays to Mondays Again

Costa Rica’s National Chamber of Tourism is backing a new legislative proposal that would bring back long weekends by moving five public holidays to...

Costa Rica Moves to Jail Illegal Miners for a Decade as Gold Crisis Deepens

Costa Rica’s incoming National Assembly faces an urgent piece of legislation this week that reflects just how badly illegal gold mining has spiraled out...

How Expats Survive Costa Rica Heat Without Air Conditioning

Summer won’t go away. The afternoon clouds and cooling rains have been few. We are a third of the way through May, and Green...
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Best Time and Place to Go Tarpon Fishing in Costa Rica

Barra del Colorado has long been one of Costa Rica’s great fishing destinations, especially for anglers chasing Atlantic tarpon along the country’s remote northern...

Costa Rica Hotel Faces Backlash After Refusing Entry to Guide Dog

Barceló Hotel Group issued a public apology after a couple with visual disabilities denounced that the Occidental Papagayo hotel in Guanacaste refused entry to...

Costa Rica’s New Caño Negro Bridge Cuts Travel Time to Monteverde

The new Caño Negro bridge is reshaping travel between La Fortuna, El Castillo and Monteverde, creating a faster inland tourist route across one of...

Panama Hosts Largest Multinational Canal Protection Exercise

Twelve nations will send more than 1,500 security personnel to Panama for Panamax 2026, the largest multinational training exercise of the year focused on...