Month: February 2025

The Jícaro reef, located in Culebra Bay, Guanacaste, has died. According to records from the Center for Marine Science and Limnology Research (Cimar-UCR), which has been monitoring the area since the 1990s, its decline is due to a combination of factors such as increasing water temperature, mass tourism, and pollution caused by urban growth. The …

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A boat carrying 19 South American migrants blocked from entering the United States sank off the coast of Panama as they returned to their home countries, leaving an 8-year-old Venezuelan girl dead, authorities said Saturday. The boat went down Friday night “due to strong waves caused by bad weather” in Caribbean waters off northeast Panama, …

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Today we meet the long-tailed weasel, a high-energy predator that may be dancing for two very different reasons.The long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) is known as the comadreja de cola larga or more simply the comadreja in Spanish. They are one of the seven members of the weasel family to call Costa Rica home and by …

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In a shelter in the jungle province of Darién, guarded by Panamanian officers, around a hundred Asian migrants wait to be found a country to go to, after being deported from the United States by Donald Trump’s government. Green fields where cattle graze surround the San Vicente refuge, located about 220 km southeast of the …

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A boat carrying 19 migrants from Venezuela and Colombia, along with two Indigenous Panamanian crew members, capsized in Caribbean waters off Panama on Friday night, authorities confirmed. The tragic accident, blamed on heavy swells and adverse weather conditions, claimed the life of an 8‑year‑old Venezuelan boy, according to Panama’s Senafront border service. Border police said …

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Pope Francis, 88, remains in “critical condition” and his “prognosis is currently reserved,” the Vatican reported Saturday night, at the beginning of the second week of the Argentine pontiff’s hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. “The Holy Father’s condition remains critical and […] the pope is not out of danger. This morning, Pope Francis had a prolonged …

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Costa Rica received a group of 135 migrants, who were transferred to the Center for Temporary Attention of Migrants (CATEM) at the Southern Border after midnight on February 22.The migrants, most of whom will eventually be returned to their countries of origin, arrived in Costa Rica as part of a bilateral agreement signed with the …

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Keylor Navas has shown his desire to come back to the Costa Rican national football team. In a conversation with La Nación, the experienced goalkeeper confessed he is considering a return, despite previously announcing his retirement. “Everyone knows that the national team is indeed the national team,” Navas stated. “I chose to take a break …

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Costa Rica recently became the latest destination for a group of 135 deported migrants—including 65 minors—from the United States. The flight, which departed from San Diego, California, arrived at a base adjacent to Juan Santamaría International Airport on Thursday, according to the Costa Rican government. Once on the ground, the deportees were transported by bus …

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Guanacaste International Airport (also known as Liberia International Airport), a member of the VINCI Airports network, announced increased operations from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), both routes operated by American Airlines. Beginning March 6, the route from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will increase the number of flights, operating two …

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