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Marino Ballena Closes Piñuela Entrance for Six Months, Whale Tail Still Open

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Marino Ballena's Piñuela sector is closed for six months. Here's which entrances are still open.
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Strong Winds Up to 75 km/h and Rain Forecast for Costa Rica

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Trade winds gust up to 75 km/h in northern Guanacaste Tuesday, with afternoon storms on the Pacific. Here is your forecast.
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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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ATP Finals 2026 Set for Turin Without Sinner as Four Newcomers Join Field

The 2026 ATP Finals will begin Sunday, November 15, with a different look from recent years. World No. 1 Alexander Zverev leads an eight-player...
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Marino Ballena Closes Piñuela Entrance for Six Months, Whale Tail Still Open

Marino Ballena's Piñuela sector is closed for six months. Here's which entrances are still open.
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Central America – Where Soccer Is Stuck in Time

Bryan Oliva, 12, runs across a field of yellowing, overgrown grass in a densely populated neighborhood of San Salvador. He dreams of becoming a...
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