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Low-cost airlines increase presence in Costa Rica

New flights announced recently show that airlines are interested in participating in the Costa Rican travel market, especially in routes within the region.

PHOTOS: Chasing Moby at Uvita’s Whale and Dolphin Festival

September is probably the best month to see majestic humpback whales with their babies in the shallow waters of Bahía Ballena off the Pacific coast town of Uvita.

Caminos de Osa rural tourism project takes you to the doorsteps of Costa Rica’s people

Caminos de Osa is a rural tourism project designed to help small businesspeople in this remote part of Costa Rica's southern Pacific get a piece of the lucrative tourism business around world-renowned Corcovado National Park.

San José to get nearly 100 new security cameras

Araya said the municipality is investing approximately ₡360 million ($647,000) in improving the city’s video surveillance system, which currently has 120 cameras mainly in downtown San José.

Airport departure tax to rise in July

Even with the $2 bump in Costa Rica's airport departure tax, it still has one of the cheapest such taxes in the region.

Costa Rica to create artificial reefs with waste from electrical grid

The government-run Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is working on a project to create artificial reefs using waste material from the national electrical grid. The...

Police to streamline crime reporting in far-flung beach spots

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.

Air France to start direct flights between Paris and San José

Travelers can go from "buenos días" to "bonjour" twice a week on Boeing 777-300s starting Nov. 2.

Costa Rica airport restricts liquids in carry-ons

Starting April 19, Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) will enforce the same restrictions on liquids in carry-on luggage as at United States airports.

Despite Zika fears, Guanacaste hotels are booked for Easter holiday

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.

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