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Costa Rican Spending on International Travel Hits New All Time High

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Costa Ricans spent a record $2.127 billion on trips abroad in 2025, the first-time outbound travel spending has crossed the $2 billion mark. The...
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The Mystery of Costa Rica’s Cocos Island and the Lost Treasure Legend

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Cocos Island sits alone in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 550 kilometers southwest of Costa Rica's mainland, a place so remote and so shrouded in...
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Costa Rica’s Barva Volcano Access Restricted for Several Months

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Access to the Barva Volcano area of Braulio Carrillo National Park will remain restricted for several months, with Costa Rican authorities limiting entry as...
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Costa Rica Exchange Rate Keeps Falling as Colón Strengthens Against U.S. Dollar

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Costa Rica’s exchange rate kept dropping this week as the colón gained more ground against the U.S. dollar, adding to a trend that has...
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Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Makes Esquire Best New Hotels 2026 List

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Costa Rica picked up a place on Esquire’s Best New Hotels in the World 2026 list this week, with Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta...
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U.S. State Department Keeps Costa Rica Travel Warning

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The U.S. State Department has kept Costa Rica at Level 2 in its travel advisory system, urging Americans to exercise increased caution due to...
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Costa Rica Expands Canada Access With New Air Canada Route

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Air Canada is adding a new nonstop route between Vancouver and Guanacaste for the 2026 to 2027 winter season, giving Costa Rica’s Pacific coast...
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El Niño forecast points to hotter and drier months ahead in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is heading into a hotter and drier stretch in the coming months, with the National Meteorological Institute warning (IMN) that El Niño...
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Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce to Host International Sport Fishing Tournament

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Golfo Dulce is gearing up to host the Battle of the Bay, a sport fishing tournament set to take place from May 8 to...
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Southwest and Delta Raise Bag Fees for Costa Rica Flights

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Southwest and Delta have both raised checked bag fees again, adding to the cost of flying to Costa Rica at a time when many...
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Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access...
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Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the...
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Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more...
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UN Aid Targets Food and Water Crisis Across Central American Dry Corridor

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe...
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