New Costa Rica head coach Fernando Batista pledged hard work, sacrifice and strict discipline as he begins his mission to qualify the national team for the 2030 World Cup. The 55-year-old Argentine took over after the federation fired Mexican coach Miguel “Piojo” Herrera in November. Herrera left following Costa Rica’s failure to reach the 2026 …
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The Panama Canal Authority said Monday it is tracking changes in global shipping patterns after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered retaliation and broader instability in the region. The authority called it too early to forecast any effects on vessel transits through the waterway. The Panama Canal handles about 5 percent of worldwide maritime …
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The College of Physicians and Surgeons installed the country’s first solmáforo at its Sabana Sur headquarters as a pilot project to promote daily protection against ultraviolet radiation. The device measures the UV index in real time and displays it through a five-color code set by the World Health Organization. Green signals low risk. Yellow, orange, …
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Oil prices climbed sharply this week as fighting in the Middle East intensified, with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran prompting retaliatory actions that disrupted key shipping routes. The global benchmark, Brent crude, rose as much as 13 percent to $82.37 per barrel before settling around $79, up from $72.87 at Friday’s close. U.S. West …
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The New York Times has included Costa Rica in a list of five spring break destinations aimed at families looking for warm weather and outdoor activities. The piece, frames Costa Rica as a practical option for groups split between beach time and rainforest adventures, arguing the country’s small size makes it possible to do both …
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From almost $900 for the opening game to over $8,000 for the final, match tickets are far from cheap for the World Cup which begins in North America in 100 days. Here is an assessment of the cost of attending games at the tournament: How many tickets, how much demand? According to world football’s governing body …
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The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday with Lebanon’s Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted. The Israeli military said it began a new “broad strike” on Tehran, as reporters in the Iranian capital heard explosions ring …
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At least eight cities in Honduras and Guatemala have announced over the past week that they are banning gatherings of so called “therians,” a social media driven phenomenon they say disrupts public order. The trend, popularized on TikTok and other platforms, involves people, mainly teenagers, who say they identify with an animal, especially dogs, foxes, …
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We tend to assume the way names function in our home country is simply “normal.” Or at least I definitely did. As it turns out, countries around the world are all playing by wildly different rules when it comes to naming conventions. I worked with a large population of refugees and immigrants when I first …
Costa Rica Tourism officials have been pushing birding as a dedicated segment, leaning on two things birders care about most: species density and logistics. ICT materials cite more than 900 recorded bird species in the country and frame birdwatching as a growing tourism niche supported by observation sites and specialized routes. One of the clearest …