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Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

Tico Times - April 20, 2026

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Costa Rica Braces for Another Week of Heat with Spotty Afternoon Rain

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Seba’s in Uvita Named One of Latin America’s Top 15 Pizzerias

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Costa Rica Rainy Season 2026 Expected to Start Unevenly and Stay Drier

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Lauren Sánchez Says Cocos Island Visit With Jeff Bezos Was About Marine Protection

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Lauren Sánchez said her recent visit to Costa Rica’s Cocos Island with Jeff Bezos was tied to marine conservation work, offering the clearest explanation...