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Costa Rica Wildlife Groups Push Back Against Proposed New Regulation

A Costa Rican environmental organization is calling for a halt to the government’s proposed new wildlife regulation, arguing that the draft weakens protections, lacks...

Costa Rica Unveils Costa Rica Azul for Ocean Conservation and Learning

Costa Rica has launched Costa Rica Azul, a free digital platform aimed at bringing our country’s marine ecosystems closer to students, teachers, and the...

Costa Rica Faces Growing Outrage Over Illegal Logging in Sarapiquí

In the community of La Guaria de Sarapiquí, in the lowland rainforest corridor of northern Heredia province, primary forest is disappearing at an alarming...

Costa Rica Fuel Spill in Limón Reaches Rivers and Caribbean Coast

A diesel spill caused by an illegal tap on a RECOPE pipeline in Limón spread through local waterways between Thursday night and Friday morning,...

Costa Rica’s Crucitas Crisis Exposes the Rise of Illegal Gold Mining

Deep in northern Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border, a slow-motion environmental catastrophe is unfolding with the speed and impunity of a gold rush....

Costa Rica Battles Wildfire in Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve

Costa Rica environmental officials are battling a wildfire that has now spread into the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacaste after first burning on...

The Cologne Scent Scientists Use to Photograph Jaguars in Costa Rica

Civetone is a powerful macrocyclic ketone and the primary odoriferous constituent of natural civet. Known for its warm, intensely animalic, and powdery-musky scent, it...

Costa Rica Included In Starbucks’ Next Phase of Coffee Tree Donation Program

Starbucks has announced a new phase of its coffee tree donation program, with Costa Rica among the countries selected to receive trees as the...

Costa Rican Film Leaf Architects Nominated for Santiago Wild Film Festival

A Costa Rican documentary short about leaf-cutting bats has earned a spot in the international competition at the Santiago Wild Film Festival, Latin America’s...

What It’s Like to Finally See a Jaguar in the Wild in Costa Rica

A few months ago, I was preparing to take a group of people out on a tour to review camera traps. As I fiddled...
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Argentina’s Etcheverry Advances to Madrid Masters Round of 16

Tomás Martín Etcheverry advanced to the round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday by defeating Croatia’s Dino Prizmic 2-6, 6-4, 6-3....

Costa Rica’s Colón Won’t Weaken — Now Two BCCR Directors Want a Rate Cut

Costa Rica's colón continues to defy gravity against the U.S. dollar, closing yet another week below the ¢460 mark and tightening the squeeze on...

El Salvador Tourism Hits All-Time High in 2025

El Salvador recorded a historic 4.1 million international visitors in 2025, the highest annual figure the country has ever seen. Ministry of Tourism data...

Latin American elites see journalism as “subversive,” says Guatemalan journalist

Renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora considered a “prisoner of conscience” by international organizations, said Friday that Latin America’s political and economic elites view...