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Flooding Shuts Route 32 and Cuts Route 4 in Costa Rica’s Caribbean

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If you are driving to the Caribbean coast or the Northern Zone today, plan for trouble. The main highway between San José and Limón,...
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Costa Rica’s Hottest Property Market Is About to Get Its First Rulebook

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The Municipality of Santa Cruz is moving to impose order on one of Costa Rica's fastest-growing property markets, preparing a coastal and urban zoning...
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Costa Rica Businesses Question New SINPE Móvil Tax Monitoring

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Some Costa Rican merchants are quietly weighing a return to cash. The reason is a plan by the Ministry of Hacienda to scrutinize the...
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Historic UCR Music School Faces Possible Closure

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The historic building that houses the University of Costa Rica’s School of Musical Arts could lose its operating permit after health inspectors found infrastructure...
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Costa Rica Clears Legal Path for Recope to Move Beyond Petroleum

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Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly has approved a reform that frees the state fuel company to work with energy sources other than oil for the...
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Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Not Hold Elections Again

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has been in power for nearly two decades, ruled out on Sunday any possibility of future elections in the...
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Windy Start to the Week in Costa Rica With Heavier Rain Coming Tuesday

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If you're planning your week around the weather, it's going to be windy and humid today but the real rain shows up Tuesday, and...
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Costa Rica turned out for the 2026 World Cup final

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By early afternoon on Sunday, the concert grounds at Parque Metropolitano La Sabana had turned into an open-air stadium of their own. Families, groups...
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Costa Rica Nature Hotel Earns Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

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A hotel and private nature reserve in Costa Rica’s northern lowlands has received a 2026 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, placing it among the top...
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Costa Rica Faces Water Rationing and Wildfire Risk as El Niño Deepens

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A strong El Niño has taken hold over Costa Rica and will keep much of the country drier and hotter than normal through the...
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Flooding Shuts Route 32 and Cuts Route 4 in Costa Rica’s Caribbean

If you are driving to the Caribbean coast or the Northern Zone today, plan for trouble. The main highway between San José and Limón,...
Read more

Costa Rica’s Hottest Property Market Is About to Get Its First Rulebook

The Municipality of Santa Cruz is moving to impose order on one of Costa Rica's fastest-growing property markets, preparing a coastal and urban zoning...
Read more

Costa Rica Businesses Question New SINPE Móvil Tax Monitoring

Some Costa Rican merchants are quietly weighing a return to cash. The reason is a plan by the Ministry of Hacienda to scrutinize the...
Read more

Historic UCR Music School Faces Possible Closure

The historic building that houses the University of Costa Rica’s School of Musical Arts could lose its operating permit after health inspectors found infrastructure...
Read more
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