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Costa Rica Ex-President Rodríguez Trial Resumes in Reinsurance Scandal

Tico Times - September 1, 2025

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Turrialba Emerges as Costa Rica’s Birdwatching Hotspot

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Costa Rica Joins Regional Call to Address Reverse Migration Crisis

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica joins Regional Effort to Safeguard Ocean Resources

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Unique Costa Rica Tours Beyond Ziplines You Should Try

Don Mateo -

I remember a time when there were no canopy zipline tours in Costa Rica. The first one didn’t open until 1997, in the cloud...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Faces Decade of Lost Progress in Education, Report Finds

Tico Times -

Costa Rica lost ten years of progress in education, according to the Tenth Report on the State of Education 2025. The COVID-19 pandemic, along...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Court Rules Uber Driver an Employee, Orders Vacation and Severance Pay

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A court in Costa Rica has ruled that Uber must treat one of its drivers as an employee, not an independent contractor. The decision...

Latin America

Maduro Says There Is No Way the United States Will Invade Venezuela

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President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that “there is no way” the United States will invade Venezuela and urged his citizens to enlist in the...

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Costa Rica’s Cerro Chirripó Ancient Ice Age Legacy Uncovered

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Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica’s highest peak at 3,820 meters above sea level, was the focus of a recent lecture at the National University’s Brunca...

Latin America

Climate Change Could Push Young Latin Americans into Poverty

Tico Times -

Climate change will push six million Latin Americans and Caribbeans under the age of 25 into poverty by 2030, according to a report released...

Crime

Costa Rica Unveils Plans for Maximum-Security Prison

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Costa Rica will soon be home to a new high-security prison designed specifically to house our country’s most dangerous inmates. At a weekly press...

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Costa Rica Reviews Concession to Modernize Route 32 Highway

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Costa Rica's Route 32, which connects the Greater Metropolitan Area with the province of Limón, is often closed due to landslides. Sometimes, the road...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Spectral Bats Caught on Camera Hugging and Sharing Meals

Vincent Losasso -

New footage from Costa Rica's forests shows spectral bats in a fresh light, far from the lone predators many pictured them as. These large...

Latin America

Panama Sees Record Cocaine Flow Through Ports Bound for Europe

Tico Times -

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday criticized port concession companies in the Caribbean region of the country for the surge in drug trafficking,...