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Costa Rica Lawmaker Challenges ACAM Over Music Royalty Fees

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A ruling-party lawmaker has opened a public challenge against ACAM, the association that collects music copyright payments in Costa Rica, raising questions that matter...
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Costa Rica’s Farmers Markets Are Still the Best Place to Buy Local

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Every weekend, towns across Costa Rica close off a street or fill a covered hall with tables of mangoes, hands of banana, fresh cheese...
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Costa Rica Bookstore to Close After 130 Years

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Costa Rica is losing one of its most historic bookstores. Librería Lehmann announced its permanent closure yesterday, bringing to an end 130 years of...
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Costa Rica’s Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Stands as Court Tosses Annulment Case

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A family court has rejected the Costa Rican government's long-running attempt to annul our country's first same-sex marriage, reaffirming the 2015 union of Laura...
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Starbucks Adds Protein Cold Foam Drinks Across Costa Rica

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Starbucks is adding a new line of protein-infused cold beverages to its menu in Costa Rica, bringing the chain’s latest regional drink platform to...
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Costa Rican Chorreador Reaches Pope Leo XIV in Gift Rooted in Coffee Tradition

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A Costa Rican chorreador, one of our country’s most familiar coffee brewers, has reached an unlikely destination: the hands of Pope Leo XIV. The...
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Mariale Acosta Crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026

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Mariale Acosta was crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026 on Friday night at the Costa Rica Convention Center, completing a comeback that had made...
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Costa Rica Bicycle Program Aims to Help Rural Students Reach School

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For children in Costa Rica’s most remote communities, the distance between home and school is not measured in minutes. It is measured in hours...
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Costa Rica Crowns New Miss Universe Representative Tonight

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Tonight, under the lights of one of San José's premier venues, a new queen will be crowned to represent Costa Rica at the Miss...
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Facebook Still Leads in Costa Rica, but TikTok Is Growing Fastest

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Facebook remains the most widely used social network in Costa Rica, with eight in 10 adults who own a cell phone using the platform...
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Costa Rica Lawmaker Challenges ACAM Over Music Royalty Fees

A ruling-party lawmaker has opened a public challenge against ACAM, the association that collects music copyright payments in Costa Rica, raising questions that matter...
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U.S. Demands Justice One Year After Roberto Samcam’s Killing in Costa Rica

The U.S. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs marked the first anniversary of Roberto Samcam’s assassination in San José by calling for accountability in a...
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Panama to Adopt Bukele-Style Prison Measures After La Joyita Escape

Panama will adopt the kind of "hardline" prison reforms of its Latin American neighbors to address failures of its penal system following a mass...
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Costa Rica’s New San Carlos Highway Segment Gets Comptroller Approval

One of Costa Rica’s longest-delayed road projects has cleared a major hurdle after the Comptroller General’s Office approved a path forward for the central...
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