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Costa Rica Urged to Repair Early Defects on Circunvalación Norte

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Cracks, open joints, drainage problems and rapidly fading road markings have appeared along the newest section of Circunvalación Norte, just 17 months after the...
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Costa Rica Tourism Faces Pressure After Visitor Arrivals Fall in June

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

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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...
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Costa Rica Raises Volcano Alert as Mudflow Risk Increases

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Costa Rica has raised the activity level at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano to “precaution” following a sustained increase in eruptions and volcanic mudflows....
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What the Caribbean flooding means for your holiday weekend travel

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If you are driving to the Caribbean this holiday weekend, plan for the possibility that you will not get there the way you intended....
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Costa Rica Named One of 10 Best Places for Gen Z Travelers Right Now

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Travel + Leisure has named Costa Rica one of ten places it recommends for Generation Z travelers to visit right now, in a list...
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Southwest Cancels Las Vegas–Costa Rica Flight Before It Ever Took Off

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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 Flooding Closes 267 Schools as Sarapiquí Evacuations Climb

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If you live in Sarapiquí, Guápiles, Siquirres or the South Caribbean, today is not going to be a normal Friday. Schools are closed. Route...
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Iberojet Adds Third Weekly Flight Between Madrid and Costa Rica

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Spanish carrier Iberojet will add a third weekly flight between Madrid and San José beginning in late November, expanding one of Costa Rica's few...
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Costa Rica Lawmaker Revives Cable Car Idea for Chirripó Summit

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Costa Rica's highest point is hard to reach, and for the past half-century that difficulty has been the policy. A proposal now circulating in...
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Sarapiquí Flooding Keeps 330 in Shelters as a Yellow Alert Holds

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Four days after floodwaters came through Sarapiquí in the dark, the water has not gone down. More than 330 people are still in shelters....
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Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport Is Getting Its First Hotel

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Costa Rica's San Jose airport is about to gain something no other airport in Central America has: a hotel guests can reach on foot...
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New Nonstop From Ottawa to Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Coast This Winter

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If you fly out of Ottawa, reaching the beaches of Guanacaste is about to get a lot easier. WestJet is adding a direct flight...
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Tropical Wave 24 Keeps Three Costa Rica Regions on Alert

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If you're driving to or from the Caribbean coast or the Northern Zone today, or you own a home near a river in either...
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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...
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