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Nicaraguans living in exile in Costa Rica and the United States gathered this weekend to demand justice for victims of the 2018 protests and international pressure to end the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Hundreds attended religious services and public acts on the eighth anniversary of the repression that began in April 2018 …

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Few stories in Costa Rican history are as dramatic, costly, and consequential as the construction of the railroad connecting San José to the Caribbean port of Limón. It took nineteen years to build, claimed thousands of lives, transformed the country’s economy, and gave birth to one of the most powerful agricultural corporations in the history …

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Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating on a recurring basis rather than as a one-off test. A flight carrying 30 people landed at Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, according to the General Directorate of Migration and …

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Seba’s, a small pizzeria in the South Pacific coastal town of Uvita, has catapulted into the top 15 of the 50 Top Pizza Latin America 2026 ranking, climbing from last year’s #46 spot to #15 in a single year. The list, revealed at a ceremony at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro, is …

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Costa Rica is heading into a rainy season that may begin on schedule on the calendar, but not in the usual pattern. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) projects an irregular start to the season, followed by rainfall totals that could end up 10% to 30% below normal across much of the country for the rest …

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Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber has ordered the suspension of tree-felling permits, construction authorizations, and density modifications tied to a hotel development in the Papagayo Gulf Tourist Complex, pending the resolution of a constitutional challenge that accuses regulators of fast-tracking the project without adequate environmental review. The decision was handed down by investigating magistrate Fernando Cruz …

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The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly reached its final stage on Friday, though with an uncertain outcome. The special commission that investigated the complaint against Deputy Fabricio Alvarado presented three final reports: two recommending sanctions against the Nueva República lawmaker, and a third that clears him …

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An American flamingo rescued in Limón in June 2025 is still recovering under specialized care after arriving in critical condition, and the latest update brings mixed news. The bird has made what rescuers described as an impressive recovery, but it has already been ruled out for release back into its natural habitat. The flamingo had …

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Costa Rica is once again benefiting from a growing shift among older Americans who are looking outside the United States for their next chapter. In polling released by Monmouth University, 17% of Americans age 55 and older said they would like to resettle in another country, up from 4% in 1974. Advisers who work with …

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Guanacaste’s main international airport in Liberia just posted the strongest first quarter in its history, another sign that Costa Rica’s Pacific gateway is carrying a larger share of the country’s tourism traffic. Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport handled 793,075 passengers from January through March 2026, up 12% from the same period last year and the …

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