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Costa Rica Exchange Rate Still Has Not Reflected Oil Shock, Central Bank Says

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Costa Rica Tourism Brand Cancels Uber Alliance After Backlash

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Costa Rica Braces for Heavy Rain as Tropical Wave No. 5 Arrives

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Costa Rica Targets Canadian Tourists With First-Ever F1 Promotion

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Tropical Wave Floods Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast as Rivers Rise in Limón

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A powerful tropical wave swept across Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast overnight into Wednesday, triggering flash flooding, swollen rivers, residential evacuations and road closures across...

Lufthansa Expands Costa Rica–Frankfurt Service

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Lufthansa will increase its direct service between Frankfurt Airport and Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport from three to five weekly flights during the 2026–2027...

Costa Rica’s Tourism Comeback as Record High Season Follows Modest 2025 Growth

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Costa Rica's tourism closed 2025 with 2,689,278 international visitors arriving by air — a slim 1% gain over 2024 — but the figures mask...

Costa Rica Opens Five-Lane Bridge to Relieve Congestion

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A newly expanded five-lane bridge over the Corrogres River on the Lindora bypass is now fully open to traffic, as project officials say it...

Costa Rica Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms – Plan Beach Time Early

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The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) forecasts that an acceleration of trade winds over the Caribbean will push humidity into Costa Rica today, triggering afternoon...

Costa Rica Starts Bridge Replacement Near San José Airport

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Costa Rica’s Ministry of Public Works and Transportation will begin work Monday, May 18, on a new modular bridge across from Juan Santamaría International...

Costa Rican Woman Dies on Iberia Flight from Madrid to San José

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Costa Rica saw a second airport emergency on Saturday after authorities responded to the death of a passenger aboard an Iberia flight arriving from...

Costa Rica Airport Emergency After Southwest Flight Diverts to Liberia

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A Southwest Airlines flight that departed Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport made an emergency landing Sunday at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in...

Panama Costa Rica Rail Corridor Could Transform Central America Travel

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A railway that would stitch together two of Central America's most dynamic economies is quietly moving from vision to blueprint. Panama and Costa Rica...

Best Time and Place to Go Tarpon Fishing in Costa Rica

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Barra del Colorado has long been one of Costa Rica’s great fishing destinations, especially for anglers chasing Atlantic tarpon along the country’s remote northern...