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Costa Rica’s Cartago Train Is Back and It Matters More Than You Might Think

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For tens of thousands of commuters who depend on the train between San José and Cartago, this Monday brought welcome news. The Costa Rican...
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Costa Rica Weather This Week Brings Wind Sun and Late Day Storms

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Those heading to Costa Rica this week should expect a familiar April split. The week of April 13 to 19 is starting with strong...
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Costa Rican Spending on International Travel Hits New All Time High

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Costa Ricans spent a record $2.127 billion on trips abroad in 2025, the first-time outbound travel spending has crossed the $2 billion mark. The...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Living in Costa Rica Then and Now After 35 Years

I think I need a reset. I like to say that I came to live in Costa Rica in the last century. Makes it...
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Argentine Thiago Tirante Ends Bautista Agut’s Final Madrid Open Run

Thiago Agustín Tirante gave Latin American tennis a strong start at the Madrid Open on Wednesday, beating Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-4 to...
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Remembering the Devastating Costa Rican Earthquake That Reshaped Limon

On April 22, 1991, the province of Limón lived through one of the most terrifying days in its history: the Limón earthquake shook the...
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Costa Rica Developers Challenge Court Ruling Halting Tourism Project in Papagayo

The Association of Developers of the Papagayo Gulf Tourism Complex (Asopapagayo) is attempting to overturn the Constitutional Court’s decision to suspend logging and construction...
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