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Frontier Airlines Set to Leave San José, Costa Rica, in Latest Route Cut

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Frontier Airlines is preparing to pull back from San José, Costa Rica, removing its service at Juan Santamaría Airport from the schedule as part...
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What Costa Rica’s Weather Looks Like This Week as an Early Dry Spell Sets In

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Costa Rica goes into the first week of July under a markedly dry and windy pattern across the Pacific and the Central Valley, as...
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Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

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Palo Verde is also known for its ecological importance beyond tourism. Its wetlands cover about half of the park and form part of a...
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Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

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Drive the coastal corridor near Liberia's airport today and you'll pass a Four Seasons, a Westin, an Andaz, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and a Planet...
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Costa Rica Starts a Free Climate-Risk Tool for Hotels

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Costa Rica's hospitality sector has a new way to measure how exposed it is to a warming, less predictable climate. Officials launched FU-TURISMO, a...
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How to Skip the July Traffic to Guanacaste by Flying From San José

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Every mid-year school break, the same scene plays out on Ruta 1: thousands of families pointing their cars toward Guanacaste's beaches, and a drive...
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Long Lines Hit Costa Rica Airport After Midday Flight Surge

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Long lines formed Saturday at the departure immigration area of Juan Santamaría International Airport after a heavy midday wave of flights pushed thousands of...
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Costa Rica Faces Hotter Weekend as Sahara Dust Reduces Rainfall

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A plume of Saharan dust is helping bring hotter, drier and hazier weather to Costa Rica this weekend, with forecasters warning of reduced rainfall,...
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Jacó Mayor’s Red Zone Plan Sets Off Backlash Across Costa Rica

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Garabito Mayor Francisco González has started a national backlash after proposing a 70-hectare “permissive area” in Jacó where sex work, nightlife and eventual regulated...
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Costa Rica Tourism Growth Masks Warning Sign at San José Airport

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The San Jose airport recorded a drop in international tourist arrivals in May, even as Costa Rica’s overall air tourism numbers continued to grow,...
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Frontier Airlines Set to Leave San José, Costa Rica, in Latest Route Cut

Frontier Airlines is preparing to pull back from San José, Costa Rica, removing its service at Juan Santamaría Airport from the schedule as part...
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Costa Rica Rounds Bus, Taxi and Toll Fares as the ₡5 Coin Exits

Hundreds of bus fares, along with selected taxi, train and toll charges, will shift up or down by a few colones starting July 1,...
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Costa Rica’s Mid-Year School Break Raises Dropout Concerns

Costa Rica’s upcoming mid-year school vacation is drawing renewed concern from education specialists, who warn that the two-week break can become a turning point...
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German Resident Found Killed on Guanacaste Farm as OIJ Investigates

A German woman who lived in Costa Rica was found dead with stab wounds inside a farmhouse in the canton of Santa Cruz, and...
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