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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...
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Costa Rica’s Elesban Rodríguez Honored at Pasadena Rose Parade

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Elesban Rodríguez, director of the Banda Municipal de Zarcero, stepped into the spotlight at the 137th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on New...
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Motorcycles Account for the Majority of Road Deaths in Costa Rica

Motorcycles continue to take the heaviest toll on Costa Rica's roads. In January and February this year, 63 people died while riding motorcycles. Those...
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Last Cuban doctors leave Honduras amid Trump pressure

The last contingent of Cuban doctors still in Honduras departed this Thursday after the agreement under which they had operated in the country for...
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Sloths and Tapir Among Animals Saved in Costa Rica Anti-Trafficking Operation

Costa Rican authorities rescued five sloths and other wild animals in an anti-trafficking operation in the Northern Zone. The Deputy Environmental Prosecutor's Office led...
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U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica Starts WhatsApp Channel

The U.S. Embassy in San José has established a dedicated WhatsApp channel to provide U.S. citizens with timely safety and security information while in...
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