The General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners (DGME) rolled out new guidelines for visas and entry this month, aiming to streamline processes while tightening...

Health

Costa Rica and El Salvador Issue First Digital Yellow Fever Certificates

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Costa Rica and El Salvador have taken a key step in modernizing public health by issuing the first digital yellow fever vaccination certificates in...

Latin America

Nicaragua Releases Doctor to House Arrest After Disappearance

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Nicaraguan authorities have released Yerri Estrada, a 30-year-old doctor with dual Costa Rican and Nicaraguan citizenship, from prison after holding him in forced disappearance...

Expat Living

Costa Rica Forecasts 40,000 Starlink Subscriptions by 2030

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Costa Rica's telecommunications regulator forecasts that satellite internet connections will hit 40,000 by 2030, with Starlink leading the charge. The Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Sutel)...

Latin America

What does US ‘terrorist’ designation for Venezuela mean?

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Washington's designation of an alleged Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) takes effect on Monday, opening the door to new forms of...

News

Dollar Hits 17-Year Low in Costa Rica as Tourism Feels the Pinch

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Costa Rica's tourism industry is under pressure yet again as the US dollar exchange rate on the Monex market dropped to ₡498 last Friday...

Arts and Culture

National Espresso Day Contrasts with Costa Rica’s Chorreador Tradition

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People across the world today mark National Espresso Day (yes, it has its own day), recognizing the quick, strong coffee pull that originated in...

Latin America

Six Airlines Cancel Routes with Venezuela After US Warning

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Six airlines cancelled their routes with Venezuela on Saturday, after the United States warned civil aviation about an “increase in military activity” amid the...