Today is Juan Santamaría Day, the anniversary of the most famous battle in Costa Rican history, which took place in 1856, when a simple soldier with a torch saved the nation from being swallowed up by U.S. filibuster William Walker and his mercenary army. Santamaría was born in Alajuela, northwest of the capital. The house …
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A bill moving through Costa Rica’s legislature would tighten the rules meant to keep the country’s beaches open to everyone, setting minimum standards for access points and creating an official registry of beaches and public entryways. The proposal would amend Article 23 of the Coastal Zone Act, Law No. 6043, which already states that the …
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A diesel spill caused by an illegal tap on a RECOPE pipeline in Limón spread through local waterways between Thursday night and Friday morning, contaminating the stretch from Río Bartolo to the mouth of Río Moín and the coastal area next to the JAPDEVA terminal in Moín. RECOPE said rain helped carry the fuel quickly …
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For most of us that live here, the standard safety advice was simple: do not flash your phone on the bus, do not walk alone at night, and watch your pockets in the Mercado Central. But Costa Rican authorities are now delivering a different warning. The most dangerous place to be robbed is no longer …
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Costa Rica will face England on June 10 in a high-profile international friendly at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. in Costa Rica and 4 p.m. local time. The match will close out La Sele’s June FIFA window and gives the national team one of its biggest tests of the …
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Deep in northern Costa Rica, near the Nicaraguan border, a slow-motion environmental catastrophe is unfolding with the speed and impunity of a gold rush. The Crucitas region in San Carlos, Alajuela province, once a candidate for regulated mining under a Canadian concession, has become what one journalist who hiked ten hours to reach the site …
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The U.S. State Department has kept Costa Rica at Level 2 in its travel advisory system, urging Americans to exercise increased caution due to crime. The advisory was issued on April 2, and says petty crime remains common throughout the country while violent crime also affects tourists. According to the advisory, incidents affecting visitors can …
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Air Canada is adding a new nonstop route between Vancouver and Guanacaste for the 2026 to 2027 winter season, giving Costa Rica’s Pacific coast another direct link to the Canadian market just as competition for North American travelers stays intense. The new service between Vancouver International Airport and Liberia International Airport is scheduled to begin …
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Tomas Martin Etcheverry arrived at the Monte-Carlo Country Club on Thursday carrying form that most players on the clay circuit could only envy. He left it having pushed the world number one to the edge of a major upset before falling just short. The Argentine’s 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 defeat to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz told …
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A recent feature by Maria Faith Saligumba for Discover Wildlife Science has renewed attention on a part of Costa Rica’s history that many people rarely think about: the giant animals that once lived here long before modern forests, highways and national parks. Discover Wildlife Science published Saligumba’s article, The Mysterious Megafauna of Costa Rica’s Prehistoric …
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