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Costa Rica Suspends Airport Customs Officer in Alleged Tourist Scam

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Costa Rica Braces for Rain and Thunderstorms as Tropical Wave Moves Through

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Guatemala Denies U.S. Military Strike Deal After Cartel Report

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Argentine Sierra Becomes the Surprise Story of the French Open Women’s Draw

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Costa Rica to Host Major UCI Cycling Race

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Costa Rica's Pacific coast will once again play host to one of the region's premier road cycling events, as the UCI CRC 506 Gran...

Thomas Massie, Marjorie Taylor Greene Vacation Together in Costa Rica

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Two of the most prominent Republican critics of President Donald Trump have turned up on a Costa Rican beach, days after political setbacks pushed...

Nicaragua Publishes Proof of Life Images of Detained Miskito Leader

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Nicaragua on Wednesday released images of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, imprisoned since 2023 and whose proof of life had been requested by U.N. experts....

Costa Rica Exchange Rate Still Has Not Reflected Oil Shock, Central Bank Says

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The U.S. dollar remains under ¢455 in Costa Rica’s wholesale currency market, even as higher international oil prices threaten to increase the country’s demand...

Argentine Cerundolo Stuns World No. 1 Sinner at French Open

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In one of the most stunning upsets of the tennis season, unseeded Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the...

Costa Rica President Labels Opponents Communists as Government Pulls Energy Bill

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President Laura Fernández lashed out at lawmakers opposing the National Electricity System Harmonization Bill, calling them a "bunch of communists" and accusing them of...

Costa Rica Soccer Team Rocked by Off-Field Problems Before England Match

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Costa Rica’s men’s national team is facing another setback at the start of Fernando “Bocha” Batista’s rebuild, after three players were removed from camp...