Month: December 2025

Brazilian club Botafogo faces a significant setback as FIFA enforces a transfer ban starting today, due to an outstanding debt from the 2024 signing of Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada from Atlanta United. The sanction prevents Botafogo from registering new players for the next three transfer windows. Atlanta United pursued the claim after Botafogo failed to …

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Nasry Asfura, Honduras’ president-elect and a key ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, steps into office with limited support in Congress, a setup that demands cross-party deals to push through his agenda. The National Electoral Council declared the full legislative results on December 30, showing Asfura’s National Party secured 49 seats in the 128-member Congress. …

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Spanish authorities seized more than two tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of pineapples from Costa Rica at the port of Algeciras last week. The discovery highlights ongoing challenges in stemming drug flows from Latin America to Europe through legal trade routes. The seizure took place on December 11 at Algeciras, a major entry …

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Travelers eyeing a trip to Costa Rica now have a chance to book flights at reduced rates through Alaska Airlines’ latest promotion. The airline rolled out a fare sale that provides 10% to 20% off base fares for select routes, including those connecting the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica. Passengers can apply the promo …

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Costa Rican’s love a holiday like everyone else, so New Year’s is certainly no different. The season of celebrating continues throughout the holidays rolling all through Christmas right into the new year relishing in every opportunity to come together and enjoy the simplest pleasures in life. There is a sense of rush in some parts …

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The Hilton hotel chain plans to operate a new mountain resort in San Rafael de Heredia under the name Montara Hotel, Tapestry Collection by Hilton. This move revives a site with deep roots in Costa Rica’s hospitality sector. The company will take over the grounds of the former La Condesa Hotel, a property that shut …

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The Costa Rican colón has emerged as the strongest currency in Central America this year, posting gains that outpace its regional peers. Yet this rise now pressures the nation’s ability to compete abroad, as exporters and tourism operators grapple with higher costs in dollar terms. Data from the Central Bank of Costa Rica shows the …

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Melbourne is set to welcome Francisco Cerúndolo in January 2026, where the 27-year-old Argentine stands out as his country’s strongest men’s player on hard courts. Ranked No. 21 at the close of 2025, Cerúndolo has built a game that thrives beyond clay, making him a potential spoiler in the early rounds of the Australian Open. …

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Musician Drew Taggart, known as half of the electronic duo The Chainsmokers, married model Marianne Fonseca in a private wedding on a Costa Rican beach this past weekend. The couple chose our country’s Pacific coast for their sunset nuptials on December 28, closing out 2025 with a personal celebration. Taggart, 35, and Fonseca, 36, shared …

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Costa Rica has fallen to 58th place out of 193 countries in the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, a drop of 14 positions from 2023. The report, released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, assigns the country a criminality score of 5.90 on a scale of 1 to 10, where higher numbers indicate …

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