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Air Canada passengers delayed for 32 hours in Costa Rica, including nine on runway

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Nearly 300 Air Canada passengers have a nightmare flight before it even leaves the ground at Juan Santamaría.

Police to streamline crime reporting in far-flung beach spots

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Starting this June, police in Puerto Viejo, Cocles, Cahuita, Flamingo, Dominical, Nosara, Sámara, Playas del Coco, and Tamarindo will start taking criminal complaints, according to Public Security Ministry spokesman José Vargas.

‘World’s happiest goalie’ Keylor Navas hopes to attract more European tourists

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Keylor Navas is the star of a new advertising campaign from the Costa Rican Tourism Board that that seeks to draw more European tourists here.

Hooray! We can go fishing in Costa Rica with our children

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Thanks to a recent change in Costa Rica's fishing regulations, children under the age of 16 can now participate in sport fishing.

Despite Zika fears, Guanacaste hotels are booked for Easter holiday

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The first reported cases of Zika virus in Costa Rica do not appear to have negatively affected reservations at hotels in Guanacaste province for Holy Week.

Costa Rica to host World Surf League comp in Esterillos Este

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Costa Rica will host a World Surf League qualifying series tournament starting on Oct. 5 at Esterillos Este in Puntarenas on the country's Pacific coast.

Big waves expected at Costa Rica’s northern Pacific, Caribbean beaches

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Waves could reach 4.1 meters (13.7 feet) on Sunday at Guanacaste beaches and along the Nicoya Peninsula.

United Airlines ponders an earlier retirement for out-of-favor 747s

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United Continental Holdings is considering parking its Boeing 747 jumbo jetliner fleet ahead of schedule to make way for newer, more-efficient twin-engine aircraft on its longest routes.

Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano sees new ash, gas explosions

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Turrialba Volcano, located 50 kilometers east of Costa Rica's capital, this month has recorded an increase in activity that so far includes five ash, gas and vapor explosions. The most recent event occurred on Monday at 5:33 p.m., according to the University of Costa Rica's National Seismological Network.