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When Therians Arrive in Costa Rica

Don Mateo - March 6, 2026

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Costa Rica Forms First Symphony Orchestra With Only Women Performers

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Costa Rica Fashion Week Debuts in Arts Festival Lineup

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The International Arts Festival Returns to Costa Rica for Its 37th Edition

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Costa Rica Joins Global Lunar New Year Observances With Community Festivities

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The Chinese community in Costa Rica marked the approach of the Lunar New Year with a public celebration on February 14 in the Barrio...

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Costa Rica Fossil Discovery Reveals Mastodon and Sloth Giants

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Researchers at the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica have confirmed a major paleontological find in the province of Cartago: fossil remains from a mastodon-like...

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Daddy Yankee Brings Faith-Focused Testimony to Costa Rica

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Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee plans to visit Costa Rica later this month to present his conference "El Testimonio." The event takes place on...

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Costa Ricans Keep Election Ballots at Home in Rare Trust Based Voting System

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In her living room, Priscilla Herrera safeguards, alongside Vaquita, her mixed-breed dog, hundreds of ballots for Sunday’s elections in Costa Rica, where citizens are...

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Costa Rica Hosts Inaugural Ibero-American Theater Festival

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Our country will transform into a hub for performing arts this April as it hosts the first Ibero-American Theater Festival, known as FITCR. Running...

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Ocaso Music Festival Returns to Costa Rica with International Lineup

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The Ocaso Underground Music Festival prepares for its ninth edition, set to bring house and techno beats to the central Pacific coast from January...

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Costa Ricans Honor Community Roots at the Palmares Festival

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The Fiestas de Palmares 2026 began yesterday with a parade through the streets and the opening of the PalmarINK art gallery. Thousands gathered for...

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How Altitude Shapes Flavors in Costa Rican Coffee Beans

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Coffee growers in Costa Rica know that elevation plays a key role in how beans develop and taste. Farmers in regions like Tarrazú and...

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The Palmares 2026 Festival is Costa Rica’s biggest January Event

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For first time visitors, the Fiestas de Palmares can feel like several Costa Rican traditions stacked into one place. It is part town fair,...

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Anonymous Bettor Profits Big on Maduro’s Capture Through Crypto Platform

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An unidentified trader on the cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket turned a $32,537 wager into more than $436,000 in profit by betting on the removal...