Author: allthingspanama.net

Last week marked the 60th edition of the traditional Copa del Café (Coffee Bowl). This junior tennis tournament is held at the Costa Rica Country Club, located in Escazú.  This year, Julian Garnier and Lucia Gallegos, the two representatives from Costa Rica, showcased their potential in the U-18 category.  At the event’s opening, Garnier made …

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Illegal entry into protected areas is a problem that environmental authorities have not been able to curb. At the end and beginning of the year, 507 people have been found entering National Parks through unofficial sites. Although the figure is down from last year, when 605 people were reported entering through illegal zones, the numbers are …

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No one can resist the wonders that Costa Rica has to offer, not even basketball legend Michael Jordan, who is back in the country shortly after his first vacation here. As confirmed by the General Directorate of Immigration (DGME), the star arrived in the country today. According to several reports, Jordan arrived in his private …

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Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino assured this Monday that the canal “is and will continue to be Panama’s” and denied any foreign presence in the waterway’s administration, rejecting Donald Trump’s promise to “take it back” because China is “operating” it.“I must completely reject the words outlined by President Donald Trump (…) the canal is and …

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Costa Rica heads to Florida to face their old foe, the USA, in a mid-season friendly match on Wednesday evening. This encounter will give Tico supporters a first glimpse of newly appointed head coach Miguel Herrera. USA Profile Once considered a niche sport in America, football (or soccer to our friends from the States!) has, …

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Passenger rail travel in Costa Rica has been around since the late 19th century. The first functioning railroads connected the Port of Limon with San Jose and were used mainly for transporting freight. The railways from Limón to San Jose and San Jose to Puntarenas became operational for passenger travel in 1910 and helped to …

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Cybercrime continues to increase in Costa Rica, and the figures are concerning to Costa Rican authorities. Randall Zúñiga, Director of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), stated that the face of crime in Costa Rica has changed in recent years, shifting from street assaults to more sophisticated types of crime. According to the head of the …

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Wimblu, a creative documentary studio formed by three Costa Ricans, is set to host several events in anticipation of the release of the ninth volume of its magazine, whose main theme is “Language.” The events will explore language from the intersections of ecology, culture, and spirituality through multiple formats (multimedia, short film, text, and photo …

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Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who has sought asylum in the Nicaraguan embassy, and about twenty others will be tried starting Monday in Panama for alleged money laundering of bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht. The trial will be held in a Panama City court starting at 14:00 GMT, according to the Judicial Branch. Twenty-six …

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Costa Rica’s coffee industry faces losses of up to 10% as Nicaragua’s strict new immigration laws and unseasonable rains disrupt the crucial harvest season. Recent restrictions implemented by the Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega have made it difficult for many people to come to work in Costa Rica as they historically have. Ortega imposed a …

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