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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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Canada is now the fastest growing source of tourists to Costa Rica

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More Canadians are flying to Costa Rica this year than at any point on record, and the gap between them and every other market...
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Route 32 Closed for Court-Ordered Investigation

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If you are driving between San José and the Caribbean coast this morning, you cannot get through on Route 32. A one-kilometer (0.6-mile) stretch...
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Four Seasons Costa Rica Unveils New Papagayo Suites

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Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo has unveiled 10 new one-bedroom suites as part of a larger renovation of the luxury resort on Costa Rica’s...
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Google Wins Auction for Spirit Airlines’ Massive Data Archive, Raising Privacy Alarms

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For all us fun that have flown Spirit to Costa Rica, it was announced that Spirit Airlines has agreed to sell a sprawling trove...
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Costa Rica Is Setting Tourism Records and Its Hotels and Restaurants Are Still Losing Ground

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Costa Rica is taking in more tourists and more foreign currency than it ever has however, its hotels and restaurants are not doing well....
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Costa Rica’s New Cultural Passport Sends You to 35 Places Most Visitors Never See

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If you have already done Arenal, Manuel Antonio and Monteverde and want a reason to drive somewhere new, Costa Rica just handed you one....
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