Month: April 2025

Costa Rica’s Attorney General, Carlo Díaz, filed a formal accusation on Monday morning before the Supreme Court of Justice, charging President Rodrigo Chaves with concusión—a crime akin to abuse of public office for personal gain—and requesting the suspension of his presidential immunity. The move marks a significant escalation in a high-profile investigation into alleged corruption …

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The tourism sector in Costa Rica is facing challenges as it approaches Easter Week 2025. Our country’s hotel industry is projecting moderate occupancy for this traditionally peak period, a key time for both domestic and international visitors. The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels (CCH) recently released its occupancy survey results for Semana Santa 2025, which …

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The mislabeling of seafood products is a widespread issue in the food industry that has been the subject of numerous studies and investigations around the world. This practice not only impacts end consumers but is also having significant consequences for both human health and the economy. The research, led by the BIOMOL Molecular Biology Laboratory …

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Costa Rica rarely fails to deliver on pleasant experiences. You can’t beat the beaches. A pile of gallo pinto, arroz con pollo, or just about any form of casado will definitely hit the spot. A hike through a national park that leads to a picturesque waterfall will refuel your soul’s drained batteries. We’ll call these …

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A bicycle caravan that arrived from Mexico traveled through Guatemala’s capital this Sunday to demand justice for thousands of illegal adoptions of children during the civil war that drained the Central American country between 1960 and 1996. The “Memoria sin fronteras” caravan covered about 2,000 kilometers and was organized by members of the collective Estamos …

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If you were to ask an AI generator to depict the present state of tourism in Costa Rica in human form, you might get an image of a guy with a bruised and bloodied face leaning on a walker. Numbers are down, bad publicity is up and the golden egg is looking tarnished. Tourism passed …

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A groundbreaking collaboration between NASA, the Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP), the University of Costa Rica (UCR), and the National University (UNA) is revolutionizing how Costa Rica monitors its oceans, with a focus on promoting marine conservation and sustainable fishing practices. The partnership recently launched the Pacific Color Expedition (Pcolor), a multi-year project that hit …

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Journalism in Costa Rica and across Central America faces an increasingly hostile environment, driven by polarizing rhetoric and systematic attacks from government authorities, according to a new report released by the Freedom of Expression and Right to Information Program at the University of Costa Rica (PROLEDI UCR) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation. The third annual …

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Jannik Sinner believes his three-month doping ban to be “unfair” as the world number one awaits his return to tennis in time to contest the French Open and put nearly a year of controversy behind him. In February, Italian star Sinner agreed with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to accept the ban after twice testing …

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It’s tempting to think of the natural world as a blissful utopia. Picture the sun peering through fluffy white clouds, pouring its golden rays onto the canopy of lush tropical forest on a mountainside. You can hear the sounds of insects buzzing and birds chirping. It’s a beautiful thing to picture in your mind’s eye …

Read more “How Jaguars in Costa Rica Boost Sea Turtle Numbers”