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Costa Rica Faces Months of Drought as El Niño Intensifies

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Costa Rica doesn't take direct hurricane hits often, but this year's El Niño is playing out with the same shape as one, tracked for...
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Costa Rica’s Pacific Faces Drought as Caribbean Rainfall Soars

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Costa Rica ended July with two sharply different weather realities: unusually dry conditions across much of the Pacific and Central Valley, and exceptionally heavy...
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Tropical Wave 29 Crosses Costa Rica as the Caribbean Alert Holds

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The yellow alert that went up over the weekend is still in place, and a second tropical wave in three days crosses today. If...
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Costa Rica Under Yellow Alert as Saturated Ground Raises Flood Risk

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If you are driving to Limón, Turrialba or the southern Pacific today, expect delays and check the road before you leave. A yellow alert...
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Costa Rica Flooding Closes 267 Schools as Sarapiquí Evacuations Climb

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If you live in Sarapiquí, Guápiles, Siquirres or the South Caribbean, today is not going to be a normal Friday. Schools are closed. Route...
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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 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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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 Weekend Weather – Strong Winds and a Tropical Wave

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Strong trade winds will continue across Costa Rica today, with gusts expected between 40 and 75 km/h (25 to 47 mph), especially in northern...
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Costa Rica Under Weather Alert After Tropical Wave Triggers Flooding

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Costa Rica starts the day dealing with the effects of Tropical Wave 19, after heavy rains flooded homes, forced residents into emergency shelters, closed...
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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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Rip Currents, High Surf Threaten Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

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Those heading to Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast this week are being urged to use caution as higher surf, rip currents and a pair of...
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Costa Rica Weather This Week: A Wet Start, Then a Drier, Hotter Pattern

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Costa Rica's week opens wet, with Tropical Wave No. 11 crossing the country today, before forecasters expect a drier, warmer pattern to settle over...
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Costa Rica Weekend Weather: Drier Friday and Saturday, Stormier Sunday

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Costa Rica will get a short break from widespread rain this weekend before Tropical Wave No. 10 moves in on Sunday and raises the...
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Costa Rica’s Route 32 Reopens After a Morning Landslide Shuts the Highway

Route 32 closed for about four hours Saturday morning after material fell on the San José-Limón highway. Here are the alternates and why the road can shut again.
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The Panama Canal Opened 112 Years Ago Today

Twelve years of digging, an estimated 27,500 deaths and roughly $375 million ended quietly on the morning of August 15, 1914, when a single...
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Costa Rica Estate Becomes Refuge for Rare Agami Heron

Around 1,000 agami herons have made a private estate in Guatuso their home, creating an unusual concentration of one of the most elusive heron...
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One of Costa Rica’s Must-Do Trips: The Water Taxi from Sierpe to Drake Bay

There are some trips in Costa Rica where the journey is every bit as memorable as the destination. The water taxi from Sierpe to...
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