The Picnic Festival opened its 2026 edition yesterday, at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal in Belén de Heredia. Sunny skies and temperatures near 29 degrees Celsius marked the opening day as doors opened at 1 p.m. and live music started across multiple stages. This ranks as one of the largest outdoor music festivals in Costa …
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The win snapped the world number one’s 16-match winning streak and set up a final against Jannik Sinner, who earlier beat Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-4. Medvedev, the recent Dubai champion, pushed his own form to new heights and will contest his third Indian Wells final. Alcaraz arrived in California as the two-time defending champion and …
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The 2026 Miami Open presented by Itaú begins today at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, with qualifying rounds scheduled for March 15 and 16. The full tournament runs through March 29 and brings together top men’s and women’s players in a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event. Qualifying matches start the …
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on Saturday night. The tremors came from an epicenter located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador. The movement took place at 11:00 p.m. local time and records from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show the epicenter positioned 67 kilometers …
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A century after Costa Rica’s deadliest train accident, the country pauses to remember the 385 people who lost their lives and the 93 others who suffered injuries when an overloaded train derailed on a bridge over the Virilla River. The disaster struck on March 14, 1926. A special train left Heredia and stopped in Alajuela, …
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The United States raised its flag over the embassy in Caracas on Saturday for the first time in seven years.U.S. Charge d’Affaires Laura Dogu led her team in the ceremony outside the embassy compound. “A new era for U.S.-Venezuela relations has begun. Onward with Venezuela,” Dogu wrote. Dogu noted the flag rose exactly seven years …
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The United States government announced this week that it started an investigation into Costa Rica and nearly 60 other economies. The review centers on concerns that these countries have not taken strong enough action against forced labor in global supply chains. The U.S. Trade Representative launched the process to examine whether the actions, policies and …
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The Banco Central de Costa Rica presented the Monedero SINPE-TP this month. This prepaid contactless card lets people pay for rides on buses and trains without needing a bank account. The card forms part of the Sistema Nacional de Pago Electrónico en el Transporte Público, or SINPE-TP. It targets users who rely on cash for …
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Construction begins in May on the new bridge over the Río Coronado at Coronado de Osa on the Costanera Sur highway. Heavy rains in August 2020 eroded a pillar on the original structure and forced its closure. Drivers crossed the river on a temporary ford for a short time before crews installed the modular Bailey …
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Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka and Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina advanced Friday to the final of the WTA 1000 tournament at Indian Wells, setting up another chapter in one of the fiercest rivalries in women’s tennis. Sabalenka, the world No. 1, will have a chance to settle old scores against Rybakina, who beat her in the 2023 …
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