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Costa Rica Flood Emergency Winds Down and Damage Assessment Begins

Tico Times - July 7, 2026

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Grammy Winner Jon Batiste Announces First Costa Rica Concert

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Migrant Dollars Still Flowing Into Central America Despite New Fee

Costa Rica Flood Emergency Winds Down and Damage Assessment Begins

Tico Times - July 7, 2026

Costa Rica's week-long flood emergency in the Caribbean and Northern Zone has begun to wind down, with the Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE) reporting...

Costa Rica Targets Higher-Spending Travelers Over Mass Tourism

Tico Times - July 7, 2026

Costa Rica is leaning further into a tourism strategy built around higher-value visitors, longer stays and experience-based travel, signaling a continued move away from...

Grammy Winner Jon Batiste Announces First Costa Rica Concert

Tico Times - July 6, 2026

Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste will perform in Costa Rica for the first time this September, bringing a one-night orchestral concert to Parque...

Migrant Dollars Still Flowing Into Central America Despite New Fee

Tico Times - July 6, 2026

Remittances to Central America are still climbing in 2026, led by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, even as a new U.S. tax on some...

Spain Knocks Out Portugal With Late World Cup Winner

Steven Hodel - July 6, 2026

Spain waited until stoppage time to break Portugal, then walked out of Dallas with a 1-0 win, a place in the World Cup quarterfinals,...

Visiting El Salvador During the August Holiday Week

Guest Author - July 6, 2026

Anyone planning to visit El Salvador in early August should be ready for one of the busiest holiday periods, when San Salvador’s patron saint...

Costa Rica-Linked Seismic Code Gains Urgency After Venezuela Earthquakes

Tico Times - July 6, 2026

A proposed seismic model code for Latin America and the Caribbean could move toward a final version in 2027, bringing new regional attention to...

Bite Free, Naturally: Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents in Costa Rica

Tico Times - July 6, 2026

There's nothing worse than an itchy mosquito bite — except, in Costa Rica, what that bite might carry. With the rainy season in full...

Costa Rica Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak in Guanacaste Beach Town

Tico Times - July 6, 2026

Costa Rica has confirmed a chikungunya outbreak in Playa Langosta, a popular beach community near Tamarindo, after health officials identified four confirmed cases and...