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Costa Rica’s Ballet Nacional Brings Sleeping Beauty to the Teatro Nacional

The Ballet Nacional de Costa Rica will bring Sleeping Beauty to the Teatro Nacional on June 6 and 7, staging one of classical ballet’s...

Indie Drama “Hope/Esperanza” Filming in Costa Rica Through End of May

Cameras are rolling across Costa Rica on Hope/Esperanza, an indie romantic drama from Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson, with principal photography set to continue at...

Costa Rican Town Gears Up for Its National Strawberry Fair

Vara Blanca will once again put strawberries at the center of local life as the Heredia mountain community prepares to host the 14th edition...

Nicaragua Memory Museum Opens in San José to Preserve Stories of 2018 Repression

A new Museum of Memory has opened in San José, Costa Rica, giving Nicaraguan exiles and victims’ families a public space to document the...

Karol G to Headline Costa Rica Concert at National Stadium

Colombian superstar Karol G will return to Costa Rica on November 27, bringing her new Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour to the National Stadium...

Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the...

The Story of Costa Rica’s Famous Railroad to Limón

Few stories in Costa Rican history are as dramatic, costly, and consequential as the construction of the railroad connecting San José to the Caribbean...

The History of Pirate Raids Along Costa Rica’s Coast

Long before Costa Rica became synonymous with cloud forests and wildlife reserves, its coastlines were contested territory in one of history's most dramatic power...

Beehives Force Cancellation of Traditional Pilgrimage

Parish officials in Paraíso suspended the traditional pilgrimage to the Ujarrás Valley, after multiple beehives were found along the planned route and authorities warned...

The Hidden Reality of Illiteracy in Costa Rica and How People Cope

Costa Rica enjoys one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America and is frequently cited as the only country in Central America that...

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El Salvador Nuclear Power Push Raises New Energy Questions for Costa Rica

El Salvador became the first Central American nation this month to undergo an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review by the International Atomic Energy Agency, marking...

Costa Rica Releases Final ₡25 Collectible Coin Honoring Teatro Nacional

Costa Rica’s Central Bank is putting the seventh and final coin in its “Sitios Emblemáticos de Nuestras Provincias” collection on sale today, closing a...

Tropical Wave Floods Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast as Rivers Rise in Limón

A powerful tropical wave swept across Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast overnight into Wednesday, triggering flash flooding, swollen rivers, residential evacuations and road closures across...

Costa Rica Star Joel Campbell Enters Free Agency After Alajuelense Departure

Joel Campbell’s future is now one of the main offseason storylines in Costa Rican football. The veteran forward has not announced his next club...