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Costa Rica Grants US Extradition of ‘Macho Coca’ With Safeguards

Tico Times - June 3, 2026

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Costa Rica Investigates Police Officers After Alleged Robbery in Santa Cruz

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Hurricane Season Starts as Costa Rica Watches Both Coasts

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Panama Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead as Over 80 Inmates Recaptured

Costa Rica Grants US Extradition of ‘Macho Coca’ With Safeguards

Tico Times - June 3, 2026

An appeals court in San José has ordered the deferred extradition to the United States of Gilbert Hernán Bell Fernández, the Costa Rican businessman...

Costa Rica Investigates Police Officers After Alleged Robbery in Santa Cruz

Tico Times - June 3, 2026

Four Fuerza Pública officers were detained in Guanacaste as part of an investigation into an alleged illegal raid and robbery at a home in...

Hurricane Season Starts as Costa Rica Watches Both Coasts

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season began Monday, June 1, and while the forecast is calmer than in many recent years, Costa Rica still has...

Panama Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead as Over 80 Inmates Recaptured

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

A riot broke out at the La Joyita penitentiary in Pacora on the evening of June 1 when authorities attempted to transfer or redistribute...

Facebook Still Leads in Costa Rica, but TikTok Is Growing Fastest

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

Facebook remains the most widely used social network in Costa Rica, with eight in 10 adults who own a cell phone using the platform...

Brazil’s Fonseca Falls to Mensik in Roland Garros Quarterfinals

Steven Hodel - June 2, 2026

João Fonseca's electric debut run at Roland Garros ended Tuesday, as Czech 26th seed Jakub Mensik beat the 19-year-old Brazilian 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(3) to...

Renting a Car in Costa Rica? Super Gas Is Currently Cheaper Than Regular

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

Drivers filling up in Costa Rica right now will notice something that runs against intuition almost everywhere else in the world: the premium "super"...

Tourists in Costa Rica Warned About Optional Dollar Card Fee

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

Foreign visitors who pay by card in Costa Rica now face a 6% charge from one of the country's largest banks if they choose...

Costa Rica’s OIJ Warns of Surge in Virtual Kidnapping Scams

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is warning of a steep rise in "virtual kidnapping" extortion, with complaints jumping more than sevenfold over the...