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Costa Rica’s Pacific Faces Drought as Caribbean Rainfall Soars

Costa Rica ended July with two sharply different weather realities: unusually dry conditions across much of the Pacific and Central Valley, and exceptionally heavy...

Costa Rica’s Route 32 Remains Closed After Overnight Landslide

Route 32 remained closed early this morning after a landslide left material on the highway connecting San José with Limón, forcing drivers to use...

Costa Rica Builds One of Central America’s Longest Four-Lane Bridges

Construction is continuing on a 308-meter (1,010-foot) bridge that Costa Rican officials say will become one of the longest four-lane bridges in Central America....

Costa Rica Airport Laser Incidents Reach Record High

Reports of people pointing laser beams at aircraft near Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose have reached their highest level since officials began...

Tropical Wave 29 Crosses Costa Rica as the Caribbean Alert Holds

The yellow alert that went up over the weekend is still in place, and a second tropical wave in three days crosses today. If...

Costa Rica Under Yellow Alert as Saturated Ground Raises Flood Risk

If you are driving to Limón, Turrialba or the southern Pacific today, expect delays and check the road before you leave. A yellow alert...

Costa Rica Approves Sharp Drop in Super Gasoline and Diesel Prices

Drivers in Costa Rica will soon pay substantially less for super gasoline and diesel after regulators approved fuel-price reductions of up to â‚¡79 per...

Costa Rica Immigration Outage Hits San Jose Airport a Second Time

A failure in judicial branch systems forced manual immigration processing at Juan Santamaría on Saturday, cancelling one flight and causing 36 passengers to miss a JetBlue departure.

Chris Hemsworth Shares Terrifying Costa Rica Flight

Chris Hemsworth has shared frightening footage from a small-plane flight during his family vacation in Costa Rica, showing lightning flashing outside the aircraft as...

Whale Watching Season Returns to Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce

Humpback whales are back in Costa Rica's South Pacific, and if you want to see them, the next four months are your window. Whales...

Costa Rica Chikungunya Cases Spread Inland as CDC Refreshes Travel Notice

The CDC refreshed its Costa Rica chikungunya notice on July 30, but Health Ministry data now puts a second cluster well inland of the province it names.

Costa Rica Warns Tourists That Wildlife Souvenirs Can Lead to Criminal Charges

A shell picked up on a beach walk, a piece of coral, a seed pod, a carved trinket bought from a roadside stand —...

Costa Rica Suspends Florencio del Castillo Toll Due To Romería

Those brave enough to drive towards Cartago during Costa Rica’s annual Romería will receive a temporary break from toll payments on the Florencio del...

Guanacaste Airport Opens Premium PURA Lounge at Liberia

The next time you fly out of Liberia, you now have somewhere to wait that isn't a gate seat. Guanacaste Airport has opened PURA...
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Costa Rica’s Pacific Faces Drought as Caribbean Rainfall Soars

Costa Rica ended July with two sharply different weather realities: unusually dry conditions across much of the Pacific and Central Valley, and exceptionally heavy...

Cincinnati Open 2026 Guide: Dates, Players and What to Know

The Cincinnati Open 2026 runs August 8-23 in Mason, Ohio. See key dates, leading players, Latin American names and what fans should know

Costa Rica Protest to Defend Judiciary Amid Government Clash

Demonstrators will gather in San José and other parts of Costa Rica as tensions rise over judicial appointments, criminal complaints and government budget cuts.

Costa Rica’s Route 32 Remains Closed After Overnight Landslide

Route 32 remained closed early this morning after a landslide left material on the highway connecting San José with Limón, forcing drivers to use...