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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 been building for months. The Central Bank’s reference rates for Sunday, stood at ₡458.94 for purchase and ₡465.15 for sale, while the weighted average in the MONEX wholesale market closed Friday, …

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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 road improvement work continues in the area. Official notices and local coverage indicate the special access rules began March 9 and are set to remain in place through June 1, 2026. …

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Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5), 6-3 on Sunday to win the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for the first time, claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title on clay, and move back to world No. 1. The final lasted 2 hours, 15 minutes and gave the Italian his eighth Masters 1000 trophy. The match turned into …

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Costa Rica received its first group of migrants deported from the United States on Saturday under a new third-country agreement signed in March, marking the start of a policy that allows Washington to send some non-Costa Rican deportees to the country instead of returning them directly to their homelands. The first group included 25 people. …

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Costa Rica has launched Costa Rica Azul, a free digital platform aimed at bringing our country’s marine ecosystems closer to students, teachers, and the general public. The new tool, presented by the Esencial Costa Rica country brand, is built to strengthen ocean education and encourage conservation through interactive content focused on marine biodiversity, ecosystems, and …

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Costa Rica’s femicide count has reached 10 so far in 2026, keeping violence against women at the center of the country’s security concerns even as authorities battle organized crime, drug trafficking and record levels of violent crime more broadly. Judicial Branch data cited in recent reporting show the figure is lower than the 16 cases …

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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 Cacique named among the magazine’s 43 standout properties. Esquire said its editors spent the past year visiting new hotels and major renovations around the globe before settling on this year’s selection. …

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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 José. The annual food event centers on one-off creations made specifically for the festival, giving diners a chance to try burgers that are not part of the restaurants’ regular menus. This …

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In the community of La Guaria de Sarapiquí, in the lowland rainforest corridor of northern Heredia province, primary forest is disappearing at an alarming rate. Residents and environmental advocates have denounced the systematic destruction of old-growth trees in the area, a zone that forms part of one of Costa Rica’s most ecologically sensitive biological corridors …

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The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission splashed down Friday off the coast of California, right on schedule, after completing a test mission around the Moon that NASA described as flawless, marking a major milestone more than 50 years after the Apollo era. “Houston, this is Integrity. We hear you loud and clear,” commander …

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