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Costa Rica Celebrates 202 Years Since Nicoya Chose to Join the Nation

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Every July 25, Costa Rica marks one of the defining moments in our history. Two hundred and two years ago, a decision taken in...
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Costa Rica Captures Its Most Wanted Fugitive, After a Decade on the Run

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Costa Rican authorities detained Alejandro Arias Monge, the fugitive known as "Diablo," early Friday morning in Sarapiquí, ending a manhunt that had run for...
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Southwest Cancels Las Vegas–Costa Rica Flight Before It Ever Took Off

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Southwest Airlines has cancelled its planned Las Vegas–Costa Rica flight before the route ever operated, dropping what would have been the carrier's longest international...
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Costa Rica Flooding Closes 267 Schools as Sarapiquí Evacuations Climb

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If you live in Sarapiquí, Guápiles, Siquirres or the South Caribbean, today is not going to be a normal Friday. Schools are closed. Route...
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Iberojet Adds Third Weekly Flight Between Madrid and Costa Rica

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Spanish carrier Iberojet will add a third weekly flight between Madrid and San José beginning in late November, expanding one of Costa Rica's few...
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Costa Rica Lawmaker Revives Cable Car Idea for Chirripó Summit

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Costa Rica's highest point is hard to reach, and for the past half-century that difficulty has been the policy. A proposal now circulating in...
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Costa Rica Betting Operation Lands California Man in Federal Prison

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A California man who survived an assassination attempt outside an Escazú café more than a decade ago has been sentenced to federal prison for...
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Costa Rica Orders Televisions Removed From Prison Cells

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Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice and Peace has ordered the immediate removal of every television set from cells across the national prison system, the...
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Sarapiquí Flooding Keeps 330 in Shelters as a Yellow Alert Holds

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Four days after floodwaters came through Sarapiquí in the dark, the water has not gone down. More than 330 people are still in shelters....
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Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport Is Getting Its First Hotel

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Costa Rica's San Jose airport is about to gain something no other airport in Central America has: a hotel guests can reach on foot...
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OIJ Detains 34 in Costa Rica Prison Drug Network Case

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The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) detained 34 people on the morning of Tuesday, July 21, in an operation against what investigators describe as...
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US Condemns Ortega’s Move to End Elections in Nicaragua

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The United States warned Tuesday that it would not stand “idly by” after President Daniel Ortega announced that Nicaragua would no longer hold elections,...
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New Nonstop From Ottawa to Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Coast This Winter

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If you fly out of Ottawa, reaching the beaches of Guanacaste is about to get a lot easier. WestJet is adding a direct flight...
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Argentina Leads Latin American Charge at Cincinnati Open

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Latin American tennis will field one of its deepest contingents of the season at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, with 14 players from six countries...
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Costa Rica Celebrates 202 Years Since Nicoya Chose to Join the Nation

Every July 25, Costa Rica marks one of the defining moments in our history. Two hundred and two years ago, a decision taken in...
Read more

Costa Rica Captures Its Most Wanted Fugitive, After a Decade on the Run

Costa Rican authorities detained Alejandro Arias Monge, the fugitive known as "Diablo," early Friday morning in Sarapiquí, ending a manhunt that had run for...
Read more

Southwest Cancels Las Vegas–Costa Rica Flight Before It Ever Took Off

Southwest Airlines has cancelled its planned Las Vegas–Costa Rica flight before the route ever operated, dropping what would have been the carrier's longest international...
Read more

Costa Rica Flooding Closes 267 Schools as Sarapiquí Evacuations Climb

If you live in Sarapiquí, Guápiles, Siquirres or the South Caribbean, today is not going to be a normal Friday. Schools are closed. Route...
Read more
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