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Have a US Visa Appointment Wednesday? The Embassy Will Be Closed

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The US Embassy and visa section in San José close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and reopen Thursday.
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Costa Rica Paid $701 Million More for Fuel This Year as Diesel Soared

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Costa Rica's fuel imports cost $2,267 million through September, up 44.77%, as the average barrel rose 37% and diesel led the increase.
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Driving South This Week? Térraba Bridge Closures Run Through November 14

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If you're driving the Interamericana Sur through Palmar Norte this week, check the clock before you leave. The bridge over the Térraba River, between...
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Costa Rica’s Dry Season Starts This Week in Guanacaste and the Central Valley

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If you live in or are visiting Guanacaste or the Central Valley, the rain is about to switch off. Costa Rica's dry season settles...
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Diesel Up 17% as Costa Rica Prices Rise for a Second Straight Month

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Costa Rica's cost of living is climbing again. Consumer prices rose 0.39% in October, and the year-on-year rate reached 0.55%, the second straight month...
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French Woman Found Shot Dead Inside Her Guanacaste Home

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A 64-year-old French woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, on Friday...
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Costa Rica Prosecutors Investigate Pico Blanco Plane Crash That Killed Five

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Prosecutors in Costa Rica have opened a negligent homicide investigation into the November 2024 crash of a commercial passenger plane on Cerro Pico Blanco,...
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Five Costa Rica Regions on Yellow Alert as Saturday Rain Hits Soaked Ground

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If you live in or are traveling through the Central Valley, the Pacific coast or the Northern Zone, you are now under a yellow...
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Costa Rica’s First Direct Flight From Poland Lands in Guanacaste

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Costa Rica's first direct flight from Poland landed in Guanacaste on Nov. 5, launching weekly LOT charters from Katowice through Dec. 17.
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Costa Rica Voted World’s Most Desirable Country by 250,000 Travelers

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Costa Rica has been voted the most desirable country in the world by readers of British travel magazine Wanderlust, taking gold in the worldwide...
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Pacific Low Has a 60% Chance of Turning Tropical as Costa Rica Braces for Rain

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A low off Central America's Pacific coast now has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression, and heavy rain could reach parts of the region through the weekend. With soils already up to 90% saturated, here is what to expect and how to plan.
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Corcovado’s Sirena Station Is Back to 366 Visitors a Day. Who Decided?

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Corcovado National Park has spent the past five months caught in a tug of war that has left many in the Osa Peninsula's conservation...
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Weak Dollar Cuts Costa Rica Medical Tourism Revenue by Up to 15%

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Costa Rica's private hospitals, clinics and medical offices are treating about as many foreign patients as they have in recent years, but they are...
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Four Days of Rough Surf Ahead for Costa Rica’s Pacific Beaches

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If you're planning on going to the Pacific coast this week, expect rough surf and storms every day. Waves could reach 2.7 meters (8.9...
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Protest Caravan to Santa Ana Could Slow Traffic West of San José

Shuttle drivers roll from La Sabana to Santa Ana at 7:30 a.m. over new 2027 marchamo fees. Expect delays.
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Have a US Visa Appointment Wednesday? The Embassy Will Be Closed

The US Embassy and visa section in San José close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and reopen Thursday.
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Costa Rica Paid $701 Million More for Fuel This Year as Diesel Soared

Costa Rica's fuel imports cost $2,267 million through September, up 44.77%, as the average barrel rose 37% and diesel led the increase.
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Costa Rica Asks You to Cut Water Use as the El Niño Dry Season Begins

Costa Rica's water utility wants you to save water as the dry season starts this week under a strong El Niño. There is no rationing yet. Here is what it is asking.
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