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Costa Rica Starts Bridge Renovation on Busy Route

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Drivers and pedestrians using one of San José’s busiest road corridors face temporary changes Tuesday as renovation work begins on a pedestrian bridge over...
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Costa Rica Sinkhole Still Unfixed After One Month

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One month after a major sinkhole opened on Route 27 at kilometer 56 near Orotina, Costa Rica still has no definitive date for a...
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What Is an Arribada? Costa Rica’s Mass Turtle Nesting Event Explained

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Every year, on a stretch of dark volcanic sand on the Nicoya Peninsula, one of Costa Rica’s most remarkable wildlife events unfolds. Thousands, and...
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Frontier Airlines Set to Leave San José, Costa Rica, in Latest Route Cut

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Frontier Airlines is preparing to pull back from San José, Costa Rica, removing its service at Juan Santamaría Airport from the schedule as part...
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What Costa Rica’s Weather Looks Like This Week as an Early Dry Spell Sets In

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Costa Rica goes into the first week of July under a markedly dry and windy pattern across the Pacific and the Central Valley, as...
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Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

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Palo Verde is also known for its ecological importance beyond tourism. Its wetlands cover about half of the park and form part of a...
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Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

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Drive the coastal corridor near Liberia's airport today and you'll pass a Four Seasons, a Westin, an Andaz, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and a Planet...
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Costa Rica Starts a Free Climate-Risk Tool for Hotels

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Costa Rica's hospitality sector has a new way to measure how exposed it is to a warming, less predictable climate. Officials launched FU-TURISMO, a...
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How to Skip the July Traffic to Guanacaste by Flying From San José

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Every mid-year school break, the same scene plays out on Ruta 1: thousands of families pointing their cars toward Guanacaste's beaches, and a drive...
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Long Lines Hit Costa Rica Airport After Midday Flight Surge

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Long lines formed Saturday at the departure immigration area of Juan Santamaría International Airport after a heavy midday wave of flights pushed thousands of...
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Costa Rica Carries Out Second Mass Deportation Flight

Costa Rica carried out its second mass aerial deportation of foreign nationals today, sending 26 people to Colombia and Ecuador in an operation...
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Costa Rica’s Ethanol Gasoline Plan Faces New Delay

Costa Rica’s plan to begin selling gasoline mixed with ethanol is still moving forward, but drivers may have to wait longer than expected before...
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Costa Rica Study Finds Rare Red Spiny Lobster Population Hidden for 40 Years

Divers and fishermen have long called spiny lobsters "bugs," a nod to their long antennae and armored, insect like build. For more than four...
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Costa Rica Starts Bridge Renovation on Busy Route

Drivers and pedestrians using one of San José’s busiest road corridors face temporary changes Tuesday as renovation work begins on a pedestrian bridge over...
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