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A White-Knuckle Taxi Trip Through the Mountains of Costa Rica

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With my car doing what it does best– sitting idly in the carport awaiting a part– I walked twenty minutes in the dark down...
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Costa Rica Traffic Ranks Second-Worst in the World

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Costa Rica is ranked as the second-worst traffic in the world in Numbeo’s 2026 Mid-Year Traffic Index, placing behind only Nigeria and ahead of...
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Dollar hits record low in Costa Rica for third straight day

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If your income arrives in dollars — a pension, Social Security, remote-work pay or rent from a property back home — this week quietly...
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Liquid Blue Co-Founder Michael Vangerov Dies in Car Accident

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Michael Vangerov, a founding guitarist of the internationally touring band Liquid Blue and a fixture of the live music scene along Costa Rica's South...
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Costa Rica Tightens Immigration Enforcement in the Central Valley

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If you live in or are passing through Costa Rica's Central Valley, keep your immigration papers on you. Migración has announced a fresh round...
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Costa Rica Fuel Prices Rise Today as August Cuts Loom

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Drivers across Costa Rica are paying new fuel prices starting Tuesday, July 14, with small increases for super gasoline and diesel but a slight...
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Comparing Atenas and Puriscal for Costa Rica Homebuilders

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For buyers looking to build a home in Costa Rica’s western Central Valley, Atenas and Puriscal often land on the same shortlist. Both offer...
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Costa Rica Report Finds High First-Time Vehicle Inspection Failure Rate

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More than one-third of the vehicles presented for Costa Rica’s mandatory technical inspection failed on their first attempt during 2025, with excessive emissions, worn...
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Costa Rica vs Belize – Why I Sometimes Tell People Not to Buy Property in Belize

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People usually assume they know what a real estate agent is going to say before the conversation even begins. If I sell Belize real...
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Costa Rica Colon Hits Record High as Dollar Falls to All Time Low

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The U.S. dollar closed the week at its cheapest level in the history of Costa Rica's official currency market, capping a four-year slide that...
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Costa Rica Floats Higher Tax on Everyday Food Staples

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Costa Rica is studying a plan that could raise the sales tax on basic grocery staples from the current 1% toward the standard 13%...
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How Costa Rica Closed an Extradition Loophole Used by Foreign Fugitives

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For years, Costa Rica’s ban on extraditing its own citizens created an opening for foreign fugitives who managed to become Costa Rican nationals before...
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Costa Rica Prices Rise Again as Gas, Bus Fares and Travel Costs Climb

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Costa Rica’s consumer prices rose again in June, with higher gasoline prices, bus fares, airfares and travel packages putting pressure on households, commuters and...
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Bite Free, Naturally: Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents in Costa Rica

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There's nothing worse than an itchy mosquito bite — except, in Costa Rica, what that bite might carry. With the rainy season in full...
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More Than 2,100 Dead People Found in Costa Rica Social Aid Records

The Costa Rican institution that channels lottery profits into a fifth of the country's social protection spending did not report a single one of...
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Costa Rica Orders Televisions Removed From Prison Cells

Costa Rica's Ministry of Justice and Peace has ordered the immediate removal of every television set from cells across the national prison system, the...
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Sarapiquí Flooding Keeps 330 in Shelters as a Yellow Alert Holds

Four days after floodwaters came through Sarapiquí in the dark, the water has not gone down. More than 330 people are still in shelters....
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Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport Is Getting Its First Hotel

Costa Rica's San Jose airport is about to gain something no other airport in Central America has: a hotel guests can reach on foot...
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