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Costa Rica Suspends Florencio del Castillo Toll Due To Romería

Those brave enough to drive towards Cartago during Costa Rica’s annual Romería will receive a temporary break from toll payments on the Florencio del...

Guanacaste Airport Opens Premium PURA Lounge at Liberia

The next time you fly out of Liberia, you now have somewhere to wait that isn't a gate seat. Guanacaste Airport has opened PURA...

Costa Rica Bill Would Bar Uber Drivers From Airport Pickups

Land at Juan Santamaría, open your ride app, and under a bill moving through Costa Rica's Congress there would be no legal ride waiting...

Costa Rica Trains Will Run 27 Hours Straight for the Romería

If you need to move between San José and Cartago this weekend, the train just became the easiest way to do it, and the...

Trump’s Granddaughter Puts Guanacaste Beach Town in Front of 1.5 Million Viewers

A travel vlog posted last week by Kai Trump, the eldest granddaughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has put a small stretch of Guanacaste...

Ride-app protest could slow your drive across the Valle Central this morning

If you have a flight out of Juan Santamaría today, a shuttle booked to the airport, or a drive between Cartago and San José,...

Costa Rica Ferry to Nicoya Peninsula Loses Two Daily Sailings

If you cross between Puntarenas and the southern Nicoya Peninsula in the next few weeks, expect fewer sailings, fuller boats and longer waits at...

Costa Rica Urged to Repair Early Defects on Circunvalación Norte

Cracks, open joints, drainage problems and rapidly fading road markings have appeared along the newest section of Circunvalación Norte, just 17 months after the...

Costa Rica Tourism Faces Pressure After Visitor Arrivals Fall in June

Costa Rica’s tourism industry is preparing for a more difficult second half of 2026 after international arrivals by air declined in June, ending eight...

Rincón de la Vieja volcano raised to caution level after 38 eruptions

If you have a Rincón de la Vieja hike or a hot springs day trip on your calendar, the volcano's official activity level went...

Costa Rica Raises Volcano Alert as Mudflow Risk Increases

Costa Rica has raised the activity level at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano to “precaution” following a sustained increase in eruptions and volcanic mudflows....

What the Caribbean flooding means for your holiday weekend travel

If you are driving to the Caribbean this holiday weekend, plan for the possibility that you will not get there the way you intended....

Costa Rica Named One of 10 Best Places for Gen Z Travelers Right Now

Travel + Leisure has named Costa Rica one of ten places it recommends for Generation Z travelers to visit right now, in a list...

Southwest Cancels Las Vegas–Costa Rica Flight Before It Ever Took Off

Southwest Airlines has cancelled its planned Las Vegas–Costa Rica flight before the route ever operated, dropping what would have been the carrier's longest international...
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Costa Rica Suspends Florencio del Castillo Toll Due To Romería

Those brave enough to drive towards Cartago during Costa Rica’s annual Romería will receive a temporary break from toll payments on the Florencio del...

Novak Djokovic Returns to Cincinnati With US Open History at Stake

Novak Djokovic will return to the Cincinnati Open in August, choosing one final hard-court tournament before resuming his pursuit of a record 25th Grand...

Costa Rica Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast as El Niño Raises Cost Risks

Costa Rica’s Central Bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2026 as weaker exports, slower household demand and the expected effects of El...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Leads in Race to Head United Nations

Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan emerged as the early frontrunner to become the next leader of the United Nations after receiving the strongest support...