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Costa Rica’s San Lucas Island Sees Kilos of Trash Removed in Cleanup

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Twenty-five volunteers hauled 381 kilos of trash—mostly plastic bottles and tires—off Cocos Beach on Costa Rica’s San Lucas Island. The cleanup, set in the...
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Costa Rica’s Defense Frustrates Mexico in Hard-Fought Gold Cup Stalemate

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La Sele faced off against Mexico in a tense, scoreless draw at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas during the final matchday of Group A...
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El Salvador

Rights Groups Condemn El Salvador Over Arrest of Anti-Corruption Lawyer

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The justice system of El Salvador has admitted a habeas corpus petition in favor of lawyer and humanitarian activist Ruth López, a critic of...
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Crime

Assassinated in Exile: Roberto Samcam Laid to Rest in Costa Rica

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To the cry of "justice," the remains of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam, a staunch critic of the Daniel Ortega government who was...
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Mexican Influencer “El Arturito” Falls for Costa Rican Cuisine at Silvestre

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Arturo Lemmen, a Mexican food critic known as “El Arturito” to his social media fans, used to think Costa Rican cuisine was nothing to...
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Latin America

Internet Cut in Panama Near Costa Rica Border Amid Bocas del Toro Unrest

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Panamanian authorities suspended internet and mobile phone services on Saturday in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro, following President José Raúl Mulino’s declaration...
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Crime

OIJ Warns: Costa Rica Now a Key Warehouse for Drug Lords

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Costa Rica’s recent drug busts, with tons of cocaine and marijuana seized across the country, shine a harsh light on its deepening role in...
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Expat Living

U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica Mandates Public Social Media for Student Visas

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The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica announced a new rule for anyone applying for F, M, or J nonimmigrant visas, which cover academic students,...
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Costa Rica and U.S. Strengthen Border Scans and Biometric Cooperation

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met Wednesday with Honduran President Xiomara Castro to discuss security and migration, following her offer in Costa...
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Celso Gamboa Allegedly Ran Drug Ring with Costa Rican Government Ties

Celso Gamboa, once Costa Rica’s Security Minister and a Supreme Court judge, now faces extradition to the U.S. for leading a major cocaine trafficking...
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Costa Rica’s Rare Birds at Risk as Human Activity Threatens Extinction

Costa Rica’s bare-necked umbrellabird, a striking black bird with a red throat pouch and crest, is in trouble. A new study in Nature Ecology...
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