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Shrimping boat sinks in Guanacaste, spilling diesel on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast

A large amount of diesel oil spilled into Costa Rican waters off the coast of Brasilito earlier this week when a shrimping vessel sank.

Costa Rica cancels $1.2 billion Chinese refinery project

RECOPE President Sara Salazar told reporters that the Chinese-Costa Rican joint-venture cost the Costa Rican government ₡33 billion — more than $61 million — with nothing to show for the effort.

Biofuels would be produced at Chinese refinery in Limón, says Costa Rica oil chief

News of the agreement came as Costa Rican and Chinese officials reached consensus Friday on how to move forward with the $1.5 billion project after the Comptroller General’s Office canceled the previous project over a conflict of interest in 2013.
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Playa Cativo Lodge, a secluded beachfront retreat on the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica's Southern Zone, has been admitted into Small Luxury Hotels of...

Costa Rica Changes Route 1 Traffic Pattern Near San Ramón

Drivers using Route 1 between the Central Valley and Puntarenas is facing a new traffic pattern today as construction continues around San Ramón. The...

Human Trafficking Cases Reach 16-Year High in Costa Rica

Costa Rica recorded 83 human trafficking victims in 2025, the highest number reported in any single year since at least 2010, according to figures...

Tovar Firing Leaves Costa Rica Without a Foreign Minister for UN Speech

Costa Rica is days from its UN General Assembly address with no confirmed speaker, as a timeline of the Trump meeting dispute and warnings from former diplomats raise new questions.