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Costa Rica’s Hottest Property Market Is About to Get Its First Rulebook

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The Municipality of Santa Cruz is moving to impose order on one of Costa Rica's fastest-growing property markets, preparing a coastal and urban zoning...
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Windy Start to the Week in Costa Rica With Heavier Rain Coming Tuesday

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If you're planning your week around the weather, it's going to be windy and humid today but the real rain shows up Tuesday, and...
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Costa Rica Nature Hotel Earns Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

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A hotel and private nature reserve in Costa Rica’s northern lowlands has received a 2026 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, placing it among the top...
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Costa Rica Faces Water Rationing and Wildfire Risk as El Niño Deepens

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A strong El Niño has taken hold over Costa Rica and will keep much of the country drier and hotter than normal through the...
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Costa Rica Bridge to Manuel Antonio Faces “Imminent Failure” Warning

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A bridge on the main car route toward one of Costa Rica's most-visited places has been flagged as at risk of collapse, according to...
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Route 27 Goes One-Way at 2 p.m. and the Weather Turns with It

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If you spent the mid-year break at the beach, today is the day most people head home — and two things will shape your...
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Costa Rica’s Reopens Highway After Landslide Closure

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Route 32 reopened Friday afternoon after falling debris blocked the highway through Braulio Carrillo National Park for more than six hours, disrupting travel between...
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Giant Tarpon Rule the Río Colorado at Costa Rica’s Silver King Lodge

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The first thing one learns about tarpon fishing at the mouth of the Río Colorado is that nothing comes easily. The Caribbean can be...
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Chris Hemsworth Trains in Costa Rica Before Returning to Film

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Chris Hemsworth has given his millions of followers a closer look at his recent Costa Rica getaway, sharing a workout video filmed during a...
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Costa Rica’s Waldorf Astoria Named to Forbes List of Five Vacation-Worthy Resorts

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Costa Rica's Waldorf Astoria Punta Cacique has landed on a short Forbes list of luxury properties the magazine says are worth building an entire...
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Costa Rica’s Hottest Property Market Is About to Get Its First Rulebook

The Municipality of Santa Cruz is moving to impose order on one of Costa Rica's fastest-growing property markets, preparing a coastal and urban zoning...
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Costa Rica Businesses Question New SINPE Móvil Tax Monitoring

Some Costa Rican merchants are quietly weighing a return to cash. The reason is a plan by the Ministry of Hacienda to scrutinize the...
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Historic UCR Music School Faces Possible Closure

The historic building that houses the University of Costa Rica’s School of Musical Arts could lose its operating permit after health inspectors found infrastructure...
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Costa Rica Clears Legal Path for Recope to Move Beyond Petroleum

Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly has approved a reform that frees the state fuel company to work with energy sources other than oil for the...
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