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Costa Rica Slashes Route 27 Expansion in Half

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The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) has reduced the planned expansion of Route 27 to roughly half its original scope, with works...
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Night Closures Set as Costa Rica Begins Demolishing Toll Booths

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Costa Rica will begin demolishing the old toll booths on the General Cañas Highway next Monday, April 27, with overnight closures expected to affect...
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Protests Mount Over Costa Rica’s Papagayo Gulf Development

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Environmental groups in Guanacaste are raising pressure against a real estate and tourism project in Playa Panamá, where the planned cutting of hundreds of...
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Costa Rica to Add Nearly 1500 Hotel Rooms in Major Tourism Expansion

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Costa Rica’s hotel market is preparing for another wave of growth, with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute confirming 17 new tourism projects tied mainly...
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Costa Rica Lands Two Spots on Travel + Leisure’s 2026 Best New Hotels List

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Two Costa Rican properties have earned spots on Travel + Leisure magazine's 2026 It List of the world's 100 best new hotels. The publication...
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Air Transat to Start Direct Quebec City Flights to Costa Rica

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Air Transat will add a new nonstop route between Quebec City and Costa Rica starting December 15, giving travelers a direct link from Jean...
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Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

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Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access...
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Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

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Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more...
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Costa Rica Braces for Another Week of Heat with Spotty Afternoon Rain

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Costa Rica is heading into a hot and mostly dry week, with the strongest heat expected in Guanacaste and only spotty afternoon rain in...
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Seba’s in Uvita Named One of Latin America’s Top 15 Pizzerias

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Seba's, a small pizzeria in the South Pacific coastal town of Uvita, has catapulted into the top 15 of the 50 Top Pizza Latin...
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Porter Airlines to Start Direct Toronto–San José Flights in December

Canadian carrier Porter Airlines will begin direct seasonal service between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport on December 2, 2026, opening...
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Salvadorans Protest Bukele’s Policies in May Day March

Thousands of Salvadorans marched through the capital on May 1 to denounce what they called democratic setbacks under President Nayib Bukele and to demand...
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Yara Jiménez Becomes Fifth Woman to Lead Costa Rica’s Congress

Yara Jiménez Fallas was elected president of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly on Friday, becoming the fifth woman to lead the country's Congress and opening...
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UN Experts Request Proof of Life for Indigenous Leader Imprisoned in Nicaragua

A group of UN experts on Friday called on the Nicaraguan government, led by husband-and-wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, to provide proof...
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