The Panamanian subsidiary of U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands announced a mass dismissal of workers on Thursday, nearly a month after a strike that...

Brazil

Brazilian Photographer Sebastião Salgado Dies at 81

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Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, known for his powerful black-and-white images of the Amazon and global conflicts, died on Friday at the age of 81,...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Massive Fish Kills Also Kills Tourism

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In Costa Rica’s Caribbean lowlands, the Madre de Dios and Santa Marta lagoons in Barra del Pacuare, spanning Matina and Siquirres in Limón, are...

News

Fly Direct from Detroit to Liberia, Costa Rica with Delta’s New Route

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Starting on December 20, Delta Airlines will connect Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) with Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) in Liberia. This new weekly...

Crime

Cybercrime Surges in Costa Rica as Banking Fraud Hits Record

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Cybercrime is hitting Costa Ricans hard, with scams and fraud becoming a daily reality for many. An average of 38 people fall victim to...

Expat Living

Costa Rica Expat Life:Spanish Fluency and Aging Brains

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I have now spent roughly half my life in Costa Rica. In terms of physical and mental health, I will never regret my decision...

Costa Rica

HRW: Trump Deports 200 Migrants to Costa Rica After Abuse

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The government of U.S. President Donald Trump “unjustly” expelled 200 migrants to Costa Rica—including children—after holding them “in abusive detention conditions,” the NGO Human...