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Honduran Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesting Students

Honduran riot police fired tear gas Monday at students protesting a proposed cut to the budget of the National Autonomous University of Honduras. About 300 students gathered outside the...

Panama Takes Custody of Flight 901 Bombing Attack Suspect

Panama took custody Monday of the main suspect in the 1994 bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history. Ali Zaki Hage Jalil,...

Air Transat to Start Direct Quebec City Flights to Costa Rica

Air Transat will add a new nonstop route between Quebec City and Costa Rica starting December 15, giving travelers a direct link from Jean Lesage International Airport to Juan...

Ortega says Trump has a mental breakdown over war in the Middle East

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is suffering from a mental breakdown after launching, alongside Israel, the war in the Middle East. In his...

Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access points or take part in...

Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the hands of collectors and, eventually,...

Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more criminal cases tied to dangerous...

UN Aid Targets Food and Water Crisis Across Central American Dry Corridor

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe drought in the Central American...

Costa Rica Could Face Sharp Rise in Chronic Disease Cases

Costa Rica is a country that tends to punch above its weight in health outcomes. With a life expectancy of more than 80 years and relatively low rates of...

Costa Rica Backs Panama in Escalating China Shipping Dispute

Panama announced yesterday it will sanction a Chinese consortium for alleged breaches on a canal-related infrastructure project as detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels in Chinese ports continue. The move comes...

Costa Rica Police Arrest 19 Nicaraguans in Crucitas Gold Mining Sweep

Costa Rican police detained 19 Nicaraguan nationals in irregular migratory status during operations in Crucitas de Cutris over the past week, in the latest sign that authorities are keeping...

Costa Rica Braces for Another Week of Heat with Spotty Afternoon Rain

Costa Rica is heading into a hot and mostly dry week, with the strongest heat expected in Guanacaste and only spotty afternoon rain in the usual mountain and Pacific...

Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Justice on Eighth Anniversary of 2018 Protests

Nicaraguans living in exile in Costa Rica and the United States gathered this weekend to demand justice for victims of the 2018 protests and international pressure to end the...

El Salvador Adds New Tools in National Health App to Track and Treat Chronic Conditions

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced the start of the second phase of Dr. SV, a public health application developed with Google Cloud that uses artificial intelligence based on...

The Story of Costa Rica’s Famous Railroad to Limón

Few stories in Costa Rican history are as dramatic, costly, and consequential as the construction of the railroad connecting San José to the Caribbean port of Limón. It took...

Costa Rica Suspends Tree Cutting and Construction Permits in Papagayo

Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber has ordered the suspension of tree-felling permits, construction authorizations, and density modifications tied to a hotel development in the Papagayo Gulf Tourist Complex, pending the...

Seba’s in Uvita Named One of Latin America’s Top 15 Pizzerias

Seba's, a small pizzeria in the South Pacific coastal town of Uvita, has catapulted into the top 15 of the 50 Top Pizza Latin America 2026 ranking, climbing from...

Costa Rica Rainy Season 2026 Expected to Start Unevenly and Stay Drier

Costa Rica is heading into a rainy season that may begin on schedule on the calendar, but not in the usual pattern. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) projects an...

Costa Rica Takes in Second Group of Deportees from the United States

Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating on a recurring basis rather...

Costa Rica Remains a Top Retirement Destination for People From the United States

Costa Rica is once again benefiting from a growing shift among older Americans who are looking outside the United States for their next chapter. In polling released by Monmouth...

Costa Rica Assembly Races the Clock on Sanction Against Fabricio Alvarado

The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly reached its final stage on Friday, though with an uncertain outcome. The special commission...

American Flamingo Rescued in Costa Rica Continues Recovery

An American flamingo rescued in Limón in June 2025 is still recovering under specialized care after arriving in critical condition, and the latest update brings mixed news. The bird...

Costa Rica Sees Ongoing Spike in Digital Fraud Tied to Travel and Payments

Costa Rica’s fraud problem is moving fast online, and travel is one of the clearest targets. What used to look like isolated scams now forms part of a wider...

Expomóvil 2026 Opens in Belén with 350 Models

Costa Rica's biggest auto fair of the year is in full swing, and this edition is one for the record books. Expomóvil 2026 started Thursday, and runs through Sunday...

Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport Posts Best Quarter in History

Guanacaste’s main international airport in Liberia just posted the strongest first quarter in its history, another sign that Costa Rica’s Pacific gateway is carrying a larger share of the...

Costa Rica Report Says Gentrification Is Reshaping Guanacaste

A new study from the National University’s Observatory on Tourism, Migration and Sustainability in the Chorotega Region says development in some of Guanacaste’s best known beach towns is becoming...

Costa Rica Authorities Train to Better Handle Rescued and Seized Wildlife

Humane World for Animals Costa Rica has partnered with Costa Rica's National Environmental Security Commission to deliver a series of training workshops for government authorities responsible for handling wildlife...

The History of Pirate Raids Along Costa Rica’s Coast

Long before Costa Rica became synonymous with cloud forests and wildlife reserves, its coastlines were contested territory in one of history's most dramatic power struggles. During the sixteenth, seventeenth,...

Costa Rica Says Deported Migrants May Seek Asylum Over Return Fears

Eight of the 25 migrants deported from the United States to Costa Rica in the first flight under a new third-country agreement have told authorities they fear returning to...

Costa Rica Joins CENTAM Security Drills in El Salvador

Costa Rican security personnel are taking part in a new round of U.S.-led regional exercises in El Salvador, where more than 1,200 members of military, security and disaster-response forces...
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Costa Rica Assembly Races the Clock on Sanction Against Fabricio Alvarado

The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly reached its final stage...

Costa Rica Could Face Sharp Rise in Chronic Disease Cases

Costa Rica is a country that tends to punch above its weight in health outcomes. With a life expectancy...

Brazil’s Haddad Maia suffers brutal early exit at Madrid Open

For Latin American tennis fans looking for a strong clay-court push ahead of Roland Garros, Tuesday brought another setback....

Costa Rica Police Arrest 19 Nicaraguans in Crucitas Gold Mining Sweep

Costa Rican police detained 19 Nicaraguan nationals in irregular migratory status during operations in Crucitas de Cutris over the...

Seba’s in Uvita Named One of Latin America’s Top 15 Pizzerias

Seba's, a small pizzeria in the South Pacific coastal town of Uvita, has catapulted into the top 15 of...

Costa Rica Cracks Down on Unauthorized Tours and Illegal Park Entry

Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected...

Costa Rica Sees Increase in Reckless Driving Cases on Major Highways

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying...

Costa Rica Braces for Another Week of Heat with Spotty Afternoon Rain

Costa Rica is heading into a hot and mostly dry week, with the strongest heat expected in Guanacaste and...

Seba’s in Uvita Named One of Latin America’s Top 15 Pizzerias

Seba's, a small pizzeria in the South Pacific coastal town of Uvita, has catapulted into the top 15 of...

Costa Rica Rainy Season 2026 Expected to Start Unevenly and Stay Drier

Costa Rica is heading into a rainy season that may begin on schedule on the calendar, but not in...

Costa Rica Report Says Gentrification Is Reshaping Guanacaste

A new study from the National University’s Observatory on Tourism, Migration and Sustainability in the Chorotega Region says development...

Costa Rica Real Estate Escrow Rules Explained for Foreign Buyers

There is a big difference between an escrow contract and a trust contract. In the escrow contract one party...

How Costa Rica’s Strong Colón Became a Problem for the Economy

Costa Rica has spent much of the past decade walking a monetary tightrope, and the results have been extraordinary...

Costa Rica Bill Seeks to Guarantee Public Access to Beaches

A bill moving through Costa Rica’s legislature would tighten the rules meant to keep the country’s beaches open to...

Costa Rica’s Banco Nacional changes BN Móvil and online banking access

Banco Nacional customers in Costa Rica will now need to use a new access system for the bank’s digital...
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Honduran Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesting Students

Honduran riot police fired tear gas Monday at students protesting a proposed cut to the budget of the National Autonomous University of Honduras. About...

Ortega says Trump has a mental breakdown over war in the Middle East

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is suffering from a mental breakdown after launching, alongside Israel, the war in...

UN Aid Targets Food and Water Crisis Across Central American Dry Corridor

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe...

Costa Rica Backs Panama in Escalating China Shipping Dispute

Panama announced yesterday it will sanction a Chinese consortium for alleged breaches on a canal-related infrastructure project as detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels in Chinese...

Nicaraguan Exiles Demand Justice on Eighth Anniversary of 2018 Protests

Nicaraguans living in exile in Costa Rica and the United States gathered this weekend to demand justice for victims of the 2018 protests and...

El Salvador Adds New Tools in National Health App to Track and Treat Chronic Conditions

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced the start of the second phase of Dr. SV, a public health application developed with Google Cloud that...

US Tightens Visa Policy for Latin America and Caribbean

The United States announced on Thursday a tightening of its visa policy for Latin America and the Caribbean that initially affects 26 people, without...

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica Releases New Collectible Coin Honoring Arenal Volcano

Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the...

The Story of Costa Rica’s Famous Railroad to Limón

Few stories in Costa Rican history are as dramatic, costly, and consequential as the construction of the railroad connecting San José to the Caribbean...

The History of Pirate Raids Along Costa Rica’s Coast

Long before Costa Rica became synonymous with cloud forests and wildlife reserves, its coastlines were contested territory in one of history's most dramatic power...

Beehives Force Cancellation of Traditional Pilgrimage

Parish officials in Paraíso suspended the traditional pilgrimage to the Ujarrás Valley, after multiple beehives were found along the planned route and authorities warned...

The Hidden Reality of Illiteracy in Costa Rica and How People Cope

Costa Rica enjoys one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America and is frequently cited as the only country in Central America that...

Costa Rica Archaeology: From Spear Points to Axes to Agriculture, and Pottery

We have looked at the way the first hunter gatherer bands of humans in Costa Rica survived, and some of the chipped stone artifacts...

Costa Rica Burger Weeks 2026 Kicks Off With 27 Restaurants

Burger Weeks Costa Rica 2026 opened yesterday and runs through May 3, bringing 27 limited-time burger specials to participating restaurants in and around San...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Suspends Tree Cutting and Construction Permits in Papagayo

Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber has ordered the suspension of tree-felling permits, construction authorizations, and density modifications tied to a hotel development in the Papagayo...

American Flamingo Rescued in Costa Rica Continues Recovery

An American flamingo rescued in Limón in June 2025 is still recovering under specialized care after arriving in critical condition, and the latest update...

Costa Rica Authorities Train to Better Handle Rescued and Seized Wildlife

Humane World for Animals Costa Rica has partnered with Costa Rica's National Environmental Security Commission to deliver a series of training workshops for government...

Costa Rica Activists Rally Against Bahía Papagayo Plan to Cut 700 Trees

Opposition to the Bahía Papagayo development in Playa Panamá is intensifying after SINAC authorized tree cutting in the project area. The citizen group Salvemos...

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Records Unusual Crater Collapse and Lake Surge

An unusual eruption inside Poás Volcano on April 10 sent ash into the air, pushed the crater lake up by as much as three...

How Plastic Pollution Is Hurting Costa Rica’s Economy

Costa Rica's plastic pollution is not only an environmental issue; it is a quietly mounting economic one. The country markets itself on natural beauty,...

Costa Rica Wildlife Groups Push Back Against Proposed New Regulation

A Costa Rican environmental organization is calling for a halt to the government’s proposed new wildlife regulation, arguing that the draft weakens protections, lacks...