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Crime

Costa Rica Arrests Officials in $41 Million Airport Contract Scandal

Tico Times - May 13, 2025

News

Costa Rica’s Punta Uva Beach Named Among Top 50 Beaches for 2025

Latin America

China Supplies Military Gear to Nicaragua in New Strategic Partnership

Arts and Culture

Bad Bunny’s Concerts in Costa Rica Sell Out in Record Time

News

Expotur 2025: Crime and Rising Costs Challenge Costa Rica’s Tourism

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Expotur 2025, Costa Rica’s premier tourism trade show, recently concluded at the Costa Rica Convention Center, showcasing our country’s latest strategies to remain a...

Latin America

Former Panama President Martinelli Avoids Jail, Arrives in Colombia Under Asylum

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Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli arrived in Colombia this Saturday under political asylum, after spending 15 months sheltered in the Nicaraguan embassy to avoid...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Elusive River Otter: Behavior, Scat Clues, and Rare Video Evidence

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Today we meet the most aquatic member of Costa Rica’s weasel family, the neotropical river otter. The neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) is known...

Environment and Wildlife

Why Costa Rica is Banning Fishing in the Gulf of Nicoya for May–July

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A fishing ban in the Gulf of Nicoya, effective since May 1st and lasting until July 3rd, protects shrimp, corvina, snapper, and white mullet...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s May Beetles Vanish, Signaling Ecological Crisis

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In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles,...

El Salvador

El Salvador Denies Gang Pact Amid New Allegations from Barrio 18 Leaders

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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on Saturday shared images of gang members in a mega-prison to discredit statements made by two leaders of the...

Expat Living

Living in Costa Rica as an Expat Isn’t Perfect—But It’s Better Than You Think

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Anyone who has lived here more than a few months is well aware of the myriad problems present in 21st century Costa Rica: Violent...

Latin America

A pope for the ages: Is Leo XIV a young pontiff?

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At 69 Leo XIV was elected pope at a significantly younger age than his two immediate predecessors, Francis and Benedict XVI -- something observers,...