Your blog category
Costa Rica has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, placing the country alongside a growing group of governments in Europe and Latin America that have taken the same step in recent months. The measure also applies to Hezbollah, Hamas and Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthi militia. The announcement …
Read more “Costa Rica Designates Iran’s IRGC as a Terrorist Organization”
Costa Rica is heading into a hotter and drier stretch in the coming months, with the National Meteorological Institute warning (IMN) that El Niño conditions are increasingly likely to take shape during the second half of 2026. The outlook points to less rainfall across the country, higher average temperatures, and a tougher dry-season feel even …
Read more “El Niño forecast points to hotter and drier months ahead in Costa Rica”
Costa Rica environmental officials are battling a wildfire that has now spread into the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacaste after first burning on a nearby private farm, according to information released by the Ministry of Environment and Energy and SINAC. An earlier report said the fire was initially outside the protected area and threatening …
Read more “Costa Rica Battles Wildfire in Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve”
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca kept his strong week going at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, beating Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time. The match lasted 75 minutes. The 19-year-old delivered one of the most impressive wins of his young career …
Read more “Brazil’s Joao Fonseca knocks out Matteo Berrettini at Monte Carlo”
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said Wednesday that a United States appeals court overturned the 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking that had been imposed on him in 2024, after which he thanked President Donald Trump. Hernández, who governed Honduras from 2014 to 2022, was pardoned by Trump last November amid heavy pressure aimed …
Read more “Former Honduras President Thanks Trump For Overturned US Conviction”
Costa Rica’s May 8 presidential inauguration has been moved up to 11:00 a.m. at the National Stadium, two hours earlier than originally planned, as organizers try to avoid the usual afternoon rain and reduce logistical risks for one of our country’s biggest public political events in recent years. The ceremony is expected to draw between …
Read more “Costa Rica Inauguration Set as Former Presidents Are Left Off Guest List”
Rules for some and not for others as Costa Rica’s INS admits firing pregnant workers and employees days from retirement. The INS case cuts in a completely different direction when you look at it from the perspective of a private business owner in Costa Rica, and the contrast is genuinely infuriating if you are sitting …
Read more “Costa Rica INS Dismissals Prompt Outrage Over Unequal Labor Rules”
The U.S. government told a federal judge Tuesday that it still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, even after Costa Rica agreed to accept some third-country deportees who cannot legally be sent back to their home countries. The position keeps Costa Rica tied to one of the most closely watched immigration cases in …
Read more “Despite Costa Rica Deal, U.S. Still Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia”
Panamanian soccer legend Julio César Dely Valdés believes his country’s national team can be a breakout story at the 2026 World Cup. His title favorites are in Europe, but he also sees Colombia and Uruguay making a strong run. In an interview, the 59-year-old “Panagol,” whose nickname honors his more than 200 goals, said he …
Read more “Panama Could Be the Next Costa Rica 2014 Says Dely Valdés”
Southwest and Delta have both raised checked bag fees again, adding to the cost of flying to Costa Rica at a time when many travelers were already feeling squeezed by airfare, hotels, and the strong colón. For Costa Rica-bound passengers flying Southwest, the standard checked bag price is now $45 for a first bag and …
Read more “Southwest and Delta Raise Bag Fees for Costa Rica Flights”