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Celso Gamboa Allegedly Ran Drug Ring with Costa Rican Government Ties

Tico Times - June 25, 2025

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Rare Birds at Risk as Human Activity Threatens Extinction

Expat Living

Why Costa Rica Feels Like a Safe Haven for This Longtime Expat

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 Closing Event Bans Minors, Sparks Outrage

Environment and Wildlife

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...

News

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...

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...

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...

News

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...

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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