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Costa Rica Warns of Rising Wildlife Trafficking in Osa During Nesting Season

Illegal wildlife trafficking is again flaring in Costa Rica’s Osa region, where authorities say late March and early April mark the most intense stretch...

Costa Rica Police Continue Probe Into Disappearance of Nicaraguan Mother

Costa Rica is continuing to investigate the disappearance of a foreign woman in Santa Ana, a case that has drawn wider attention after new...

Netflix Revisits the Moriah Wilson Case and Its Costa Rica Connection

The 2022 murder of cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson has returned to the spotlight with the release of Netflix’s new documentary The Truth and Tragedy...

Costa Rica Police Find Underground Illegal Gold Mining Storage Site

Costa Rican police uncovered a hidden underground storage facility packed with equipment used for illegal gold mining during weekend operations in Cerro Conchuditas, in...

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Action on Illegal Mining in Crucitas

Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber, known as Sala IV, has condemned the government's repeated failure to act against illegal mining in Crucitas, a remote area...

US Strike on Suspected Drug Boat Leaves 2 Dead Off Costa Rica

The United States hit a suspected narcotrafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific and Costa Rica later received two bodies and one critically injured survivor...

Costa Rica Completes First Extradition of Nationals with Celso Gamboa Case

This morning, Costa Rica extradited former security minister and ex-magistrate Celso Gamboa Sánchez and alleged trafficker Edwin López Vega, known as “Pecho de Rata,”...

Costa Rica Tightens Border Inspections With New Mobile Scanners

Costa Rica on Wednesday set up two U.S.-donated mobile cargo scanners at Peñas Blancas and Paso Canoas, widening the inspection network at our busiest...

Why Costa Rica’s Murder Rate Keeps Rising

Bullets are flying in Costa Rica. Every day, it seems, I read online about a new murder in San José, Limón, or Puntarenas. I...

Online Banking Fraud Hits Record Levels in Costa Rica

Online banking fraud in Costa Rica has surged over the past six years, with reports rising 1,446% between 2019 and 2025 and topping 10,000...
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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...

Who Gets Costa Rica’s World Cup Tickets and Press Passes? A Question Worth Asking

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Canada, Mexico and the United States on June 11, Costa Rica will be watching from...

Costa Rica Weather Calls For Rain and Storms Today, Drier Weather Ahead This Week

Costa Rica will see another round of afternoon downpours and isolated thunderstorms today before drier conditions settle in across most of the country, according...

Costa Rica Slashes Route 27 Expansion in Half

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has reduced the planned expansion of Route 27 to roughly half its original scope, with works...