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Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse outlasted American sixth seed Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Bitpanda Hamburg Open, capturing his first ATP Tour title and ending Peru’s longest drought between tour-level singles trophies in the Open Era. The 22-year-old from Lima became the first Peruvian to lift an ATP singles trophy since …

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Families in El Establo de Pitahaya, Puntarenas, are building a small community business around one of Costa Rica’s more unusual local products: honey made by bees living beside the mangrove. The project, known as ApiMangle, brings together beekeeping, mangrove conservation and rural tourism in a coastal community where many residents have long depended on fishing, …

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Costa Rica approved higher bus and taxi fares this week after a rise in international fuel prices pushed up operating costs for public transport operators. The Public Services Regulatory Authority, known here as Aresep, approved a 5.43% increase for bus fares nationwide and increases ranging from 1.39% to 2.82% for taxi service. The adjustment covers …

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Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber has confirmed that the moratorium on tree-felling permits in the Gulf of Papagayo Tourism Pole remains fully in force, keeping a major legal freeze in place over parts of one of Guanacaste’s most valuable resort development zones. The latest clarification came from Sala IV magistrate Anamari Garro Vargas, who confirmed that …

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Costa Rica ranked 44th out of 82 countries in the 2026 Remitly Immigration Index, placing it in the middle of the global list of immigrant destinations but near the top of the world for happiness and social well-being. The index, which compares countries across 34 indicators in 16 categories, ranked Switzerland No. 1 overall, followed …

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San José welcomed Puerto Rican superstar Chayanne last night as thousands of fans filled the Estadio Nacional in La Sabana for one of Costa Rica’s most anticipated concerts of 2026. Chayanne, born Elmer Figueroa Arce, delivered a high-energy performance as part of his “Bailemos Otra Vez” tour, reminding the crowd why he remains one of …

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Costa Rica could gradually lose part of its ability to monitor earthquakes, track volcanic activity, and issue early warnings if the country does not restore permanent funding for its scientific monitoring networks, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica has warned. OVSICORI Director Esteban Chávez said the country’s seismic and volcanic monitoring system has …

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Is there any device that humans now use more frequently and publicly than the cell phone? Once merely a portable telephone and text message sender, the cell phone is now an all-purpose communication and life center, indispensable to most, and certainly to anyone living and working on the grid. With more than 4,000 signal towers …

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Costa Rican graphic designer and wildlife photographer Felipe Vega has become the first Costa Rican to win at Santiago Wild, one of Latin America’s leading nature film festivals, with a one-minute film about tent-making bats filmed in Sarapiquí. The film, titled Lo Esencial, won in the Digital Explorers category, which recognizes short videos and microfilms …

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Costa Rican lawmakers are considering a bill that would bring back prison sentences for drivers who flee the scene of a traffic accident without helping injured victims. The proposal, filed under legislative bill No. 25.598, was introduced Thursday by ruling-party Representative Mayuli Ortega Guzmán of the Partido Pueblo Soberano. The bill would add Article 144 …

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