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Costa Rica’s Paradise Lost: From Tourist Haven to Drug Hub

Media outlet Le Monde published an article indicating that Costa Rica has transformed from a tourist paradise to an epicenter of drug trafficking and...

Costa Rica Shows Progress in 2024 Global Anti Corruption Index

Costa Rica ranks 52nd in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), published by Transparency International. The country moved up three positions compared to last...

Costa Rican Soccer Match Under FIFA Match Fixing Probe

As reported by the local newspaper La Nación, FIFA has raised concerns about a possible rigging of a first-division match played last season in the...

Costa Rica Fentanyl Bust: Drug Control Police Seize Thousands of Pills

The Drug Control Police (PCD) have dismantled a fentanyl distribution operation in the Tierra Dominicana sector of downtown San José, seizing over 34,000 fentanyl...

Costa Rica Crime Watch as Car Robberies Increase Near SJO Airport

The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica has issued an urgent alert to travelers near Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) following reports of two separate...

Over 500 Illegal Entries Into Costa Rica National Parks Spark Safety Warning

Illegal entry into protected areas is a problem that environmental authorities have not been able to curb. At the end and beginning of the...
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Former Costa Rica President Óscar Arias Addresses Revoked U.S. Visa

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Laureate Óscar Arias held a press conference to address the revocation of his U.S. visa. Arias stated that...

U.S. Revokes Visa of Ex-President Óscar Arias, Celebrated Nobel Laureate

The U.S. government has revoked the visa of former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, as of April 1, 2025,...

Asian Migrants Escape Costa Rican Shelter Amid U.S. Deportation Crisis

Six Asian migrants deported by the United States escaped two weeks ago from the shelter where they were confined in Costa Rica, waiting for...