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Costa Rican Woman Dies on Iberia Flight from Madrid to San José

Costa Rica saw a second airport emergency on Saturday after authorities responded to the death of a passenger aboard an Iberia flight arriving from...

Costa Rica Airport Emergency After Southwest Flight Diverts to Liberia

A Southwest Airlines flight that departed Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport made an emergency landing Sunday at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in...

Panama Costa Rica Rail Corridor Could Transform Central America Travel

A railway that would stitch together two of Central America's most dynamic economies is quietly moving from vision to blueprint. Panama and Costa Rica...

Best Time and Place to Go Tarpon Fishing in Costa Rica

Barra del Colorado has long been one of Costa Rica’s great fishing destinations, especially for anglers chasing Atlantic tarpon along the country’s remote northern...

Costa Rica Hotel Faces Backlash After Refusing Entry to Guide Dog

Barceló Hotel Group issued a public apology after a couple with visual disabilities denounced that the Occidental Papagayo hotel in Guanacaste refused entry to...

Costa Rica’s New Caño Negro Bridge Cuts Travel Time to Monteverde

The new Caño Negro bridge is reshaping travel between La Fortuna, El Castillo and Monteverde, creating a faster inland tourist route across one of...

Costa Rica Birdwatching Fair 2026 to Spotlight Sarapiquí Wildlife

Costa Rica will host the North American Bird Fair Costa Rica 2026 from June 4 to 7 in Sarapiquí, bringing together birdwatchers, nature photographers,...

Costa Rica Welcomes Over One Million Tourists in First Quarter

Costa Rica’s tourism industry opened the year with strong momentum, passing one million international visitors in the first quarter and posting growth compared with...

Costa Rica Faces Active Pacific Hurricane Season

The Pacific hurricane season officially opens today, with regional forecasters warning of an active stretch ahead as Central American emergency agencies move into operational...

Dollar Hits Historic Low Against Costa Rica’s Colón for Second Day

The U.S. dollar fell to another historic low against Costa Rica’s colón on Thursday, closing at ¢453.94 in the wholesale foreign-exchange market, known as...

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Costa Rican Cinema Makes History With Cannes Acting Award

Costa Rican cinema reached a new milestone Friday, May 22, when actresses Daniela Marín Navarro and Mariángel Villegas shared the Best Actress award in...

Peru’s Ignacio Buse Stuns Tommy Paul in Hamburg, Ends 19-Year ATP Title Drought

Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse outlasted American sixth seed Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Bitpanda Hamburg Open, capturing his first...

Costa Rica Mangrove Bees Create Unique Honey in Puntarenas

Families in El Establo de Pitahaya, Puntarenas, are building a small community business around one of Costa Rica’s more unusual local products: honey made...

Costa Rica Named Latin America Leader for Immigrant Well-Being

Costa Rica ranked 44th out of 82 countries in the 2026 Remitly Immigration Index, placing it in the middle of the global list of...