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Costa Rica Inauguration Set as Former Presidents Are Left Off Guest List

Costa Rica’s May 8 presidential inauguration has been moved up to 11:00 a.m. at the National Stadium, two hours earlier than originally planned, as...

Costa Rica INS Dismissals Prompt Outrage Over Unequal Labor Rules

Rules for some and not for others as Costa Rica’s INS admits firing pregnant workers and employees days from retirement. The INS case cuts...

Costa Rica Warns of Rising Wildlife Trafficking in Osa During Nesting Season

Illegal wildlife trafficking is again flaring in Costa Rica’s Osa region, where authorities say late March and early April mark the most intense stretch...

Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce to Host International Sport Fishing Tournament

Golfo Dulce is gearing up to host the Battle of the Bay, a sport fishing tournament set to take place from May 8 to...

Costa Rica Police Continue Probe Into Disappearance of Nicaraguan Mother

Costa Rica is continuing to investigate the disappearance of a foreign woman in Santa Ana, a case that has drawn wider attention after new...

The Cologne Scent Scientists Use to Photograph Jaguars in Costa Rica

Civetone is a powerful macrocyclic ketone and the primary odoriferous constituent of natural civet. Known for its warm, intensely animalic, and powdery-musky scent, it...

Panama Could Be the Next Costa Rica 2014 Says Dely Valdés

Panamanian soccer legend Julio César Dely Valdés believes his country’s national team can be a breakout story at the 2026 World Cup. His title...

Southwest and Delta Raise Bag Fees for Costa Rica Flights

Southwest and Delta have both raised checked bag fees again, adding to the cost of flying to Costa Rica at a time when many...

Despite Costa Rica Deal, U.S. Still Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The U.S. government told a federal judge Tuesday that it still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, even after Costa Rica agreed...

Lauren Sánchez Says Cocos Island Visit With Jeff Bezos Was About Marine Protection

Lauren Sánchez said her recent visit to Costa Rica’s Cocos Island with Jeff Bezos was tied to marine conservation work, offering the clearest explanation...
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Online Scams Are Becoming Costa Rica’s Biggest Crime Threat

For most of us that live here, the standard safety advice was simple: do not flash your phone on the bus, do not walk...

Argentina’s Etcheverry Pushes Spain’s Alcaraz at Monte Carlo 2026

Tomas Martin Etcheverry arrived at the Monte-Carlo Country Club on Thursday carrying form that most players on the clay circuit could only envy. He...

Costa Rica Expands Canada Access With New Air Canada Route

Air Canada is adding a new nonstop route between Vancouver and Guanacaste for the 2026 to 2027 winter season, giving Costa Rica’s Pacific coast...

Cuba Accuses US of Extorting Latin American Countries

Cuba accused the United States on Thursday of extorting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to cancel medical cooperation agreements with Havana in...