One of the most exciting days of fishing I ever had was in a lagoon in Nicaragua accessible only by passing through myriad rivers and creeks on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. That day, Mike Holliday and I hooked more than 60 tarpon on casting plugs. We tired of tarpon and went to the beach …
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Costa Rica continues to surge in its popularity as a top travel destination. In a country famous for its eco-adventures, many come to escape into the rainforest in search of exotic wildlife and discover paradise on Costa Rica’s tropical beaches. In turn, this can come with a price, especially for those hoping to check off …
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Residents of the community of Playa Avellana, in Guanacaste, expressed their opposition to the BPM 2025 Electronic Music Festival, which is set to be held in this area from January 8 to 12. A group of 183 community members signed a document, delivered last August to the local government of the canton of Santa Cruz, …
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When I first decided to go on a solo trip, I was nervous and anxious. Was I doing the right thing? Will I be safe? What if I ended up getting bored? But everything worked out just fine. It was one of the best travels of my life, and I even made new friends. And …
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With the holidays coming to an end, Costa Rica prepares for the 2025 Palmares Festival. This is among the most widely celebrated events in the nation and is eagerly awaited by Ticos and Ticas. The Palmares Festival runs for two weeks, from January 17 and January 27. This provides both residents and visitors ample opportunity …
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A Salvadoran member of a Jewish sect under investigation in Guatemala for alleged sexual abuse of minors was arrested in El Salvador, the Guatemalan Prosecutor’s Office reported on Thursday. “Today (Thursday), the prosecutor’s office has been notified of the apprehension of the member of the Lev Tahor community, Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, executed in the …
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View Post Last Sunday, two men opened fire at a Police Force patrol car carrying two officers during a chase, in Batán, Limón province. Mainor Obregón, the driver of the patrol car, was struck by one of the bullets, causing the vehicle to leave the road and overturn. The other officer, identified by the Judicial …
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Some 302,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, crossed the Panamanian jungle of Darién in 2024 on their way to the United States, 41% less than the previous year, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced on Thursday. This decrease is registered less than three weeks before Donald Trump assumes the presidency of the United States, who has promised …
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President Xiomara Castro warned on Wednesday that she will expel U.S. military bases from Honduras if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his threat to order mass deportations of Hondurans when he takes office on January 20. “In the face of a hostile attitude of mass expulsion” of Hondurans, “we would have to consider a change in …
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Look closely at this mid-1800s map of Costa Rica, and you might spot some major differences. For one, there’s no Lake Arenal — that didn’t exist until the 1970s, when Costa Rica flooded the land to build a hydroelectric dam. But perhaps more notably, Costa Rica’s southern border extends quite a bit farther in the …
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