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Costa Rica Restores Limited Traffic on Route 27 After Road Collapse

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Costa Rica’s Route 27 was expected to partially reopen Friday after a major sinkhole cut off the country’s main highway between San José and...

Costa Rica Pacific Expedition to Study Sharks, Mantas and Sea Turtles

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The For the Oceans Foundation, working under the framework of the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition, announced the launch of Operation Peace for the Pacific,...

Guatemala Agrees to Joint U.S. Military Strikes Against Drug Traffickers

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It is a significant moment in the long and complicated relationship between the United States and Central America. Guatemala has agreed to allow American...

Costa Rica Route 27 Sinkhole Forces Major Traffic Detours

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Traffic on Costa Rica’s Route 27 remains heavily disrupted after a large sinkhole opened near Coyolar in Orotina, forcing the full closure of the...

US and Panama announce plan to clear migrant waste from Darién jungle

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The United States and Panama announced a $3 million project Wednesday to remove tons of solid waste abandoned in the Darién jungle by migrants...

Costa Rica Public Health System Faces Growing Surgery Waitlist Crisis

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Costa Rica’s public health system is facing another increase in surgical delays, with 204,622 insured patients waiting for an operation through the Caja Costarricense...

Costa Rica to Host Major UCI Cycling Race

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Costa Rica's Pacific coast will once again play host to one of the region's premier road cycling events, as the UCI CRC 506 Gran...

Nicaragua Publishes Proof of Life Images of Detained Miskito Leader

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Nicaragua on Wednesday released images of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, imprisoned since 2023 and whose proof of life had been requested by U.N. experts....

Costa Rica Exchange Rate Still Has Not Reflected Oil Shock, Central Bank Says

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The U.S. dollar remains under ¢455 in Costa Rica’s wholesale currency market, even as higher international oil prices threaten to increase the country’s demand...