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Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

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Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access...
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Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

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Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the...
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Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

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Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more...
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UN Aid Targets Food and Water Crisis Across Central American Dry Corridor

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The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe...
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Costa Rica Could Face Sharp Rise in Chronic Disease Cases

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Costa Rica is a country that tends to punch above its weight in health outcomes. With a life expectancy of more than 80 years...
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Costa Rica Backs Panama in Escalating China Shipping Dispute

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Panama announced yesterday it will sanction a Chinese consortium for alleged breaches on a canal-related infrastructure project as detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels in Chinese...
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Costa Rica Police Arrest 19 Nicaraguans in Crucitas Gold Mining Sweep

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Costa Rican police detained 19 Nicaraguan nationals in irregular migratory status during operations in Crucitas de Cutris over the past week, in the latest...
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Costa Rica Braces for Another Week of Heat with Spotty Afternoon Rain

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Costa Rica is heading into a hot and mostly dry week, with the strongest heat expected in Guanacaste and only spotty afternoon rain in...
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Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Justice on Eighth Anniversary of 2018 Protests

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Nicaraguans living in exile in Costa Rica and the United States gathered this weekend to demand justice for victims of the 2018 protests and...
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El Salvador Adds New Tools in National Health App to Track and Treat Chronic Conditions

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El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced the start of the second phase of Dr. SV, a public health application developed with Google Cloud that...
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Thiago Agustín Tirante gave Latin American tennis a strong start at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, beating Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 to...
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Remembering the Devastating Costa Rican Earthquake That Reshaped Limon

On April 22, 1991, the province of Limón lived through one of the most terrifying days in its history: the Limón earthquake shook the...
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Costa Rica Developers Challenge Court Ruling Halting Tourism Project in Papagayo

The Association of Developers of the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Complex (Asopapagayo) is attempting to overturn the Constitutional Court’s decision to suspend logging and construction...
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Costa Rica Marks Earth Day With a Reputation to Defend

As the world observes Earth Day today, Costa Rica finds itself in familiar territory: held up once again as a global example of what...
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