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Route 32 Closures Will Keep Coming and Here Is What Drivers Should Do

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Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to...
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National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise

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National Geographic has named Costa Rica one of five places in the world to experience forest bathing, the practice of walking slowly through a...
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Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport

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Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport, with the long-term goal of bringing international flights directly to...
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Tourist Guide Dies in Flash Flood on Pérez Zeledón River

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A tourist guide died yesterday when a wall of water came down the Río Barú in Pérez Zeledón and caught a group of roughly...
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Flash Flood Sweeps Away Guide and Hiker in Pérez Zeledón

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Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only...
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Costa Rica Scrapped the Three Month Driving Limit for Foreign Licenses

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If you are driving in Costa Rica on a license from home, the rule you have probably read online is out of date. You...
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The Hidden Climb in Tortuguero Most Visitors Never Discover

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Just beyond Tortuguero’s famous canals, Cerro Tortuguero offers a rainforest hike and one of the most impressive panoramic views on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.
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Costa Rica Aims to Have Electric Train 80% Complete by 2030

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The Costa Rican government expects the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) Electric Train project to be approximately 80% complete by the end of the Laura...
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Hilton Signs Luxury Resort and Residences Next to Manuel Antonio Park

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Hilton has signed an agreement for its first LXR-branded property in Costa Rica, a seven-story luxury resort paired with 116 private residences on a...
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Costa Rica Tightens Poás Volcano Visitation Rules After Eruption

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Costa Rica has introduced new safety rules at Poás Volcano National Park after an eruption early yesterday morning, but the goood news is that...
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Costa Rica Reopens Turrialba Volcano Park and Guayabo National Monument

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Two popular places people like to visit in the Turrialba area have reopened after being closed for more than a week because of heavy...
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Another Tropical Wave Arrives as Costa Rica School Closures Rise Again

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When will it end? Costa Rica’s recovery from this month’s flooding suffered a setback today as the number of schools without in-person classes rose...
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US Embassy Says Tourist Visa Appointments in Costa Rica Are Not Affected

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If you have an appointment in San José for a US tourist or business visa, keep it. Nothing has changed for you. The US...
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Sick Pelicans Keep Washing Up on Costa Rica’s Pacific Beaches and Nobody Knows Why

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If a pelican walks toward you on the beach, something is wrong with that bird. Don't touch it. Sick, disoriented and dead pelicans have...
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Costa Rica’s Medical Tourists Are Trading Dental Chairs for Operating Room

The foreign patient arriving in Costa Rica for a dental implant or a cosmetic procedure is no longer the whole picture. Hospitals here are...
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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Erupts Again in Costa Rica

The Rincón de la Vieja Volcano gave us yet another eruption yesterday afternoon, sending a column of steam approximately 1,000 meters, or 3,280 feet,...
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Route 32 Closures Will Keep Coming and Here Is What Drivers Should Do

Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to...
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National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise

National Geographic has named Costa Rica one of five places in the world to experience forest bathing, the practice of walking slowly through a...
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