Controversy has erupted over construction of a crocodile viewing deck next to the bridge that spans the Tárcoles River in Garabito. Environmental lawyer Walter Brenes raised questions about the project in an area known for its large crocodile population and steady stream of tourists. He sent an inquiry to the Orotina Subregional Office of the …

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Doctors at Cuba’s main pediatric cardiac hospital are facing heartbreaking dilemmas as a U.S.-imposed fuel blockade puts even more pressure on the island’s fragile health system: which children receive life-saving treatment first, and which must wait longer. During a visit by journalists to Havana’s William Soler pediatric cardiac center, mothers wearing medical masks stayed beside …

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Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested this afternoon on charges of driving under the influence of substances following a single-vehicle rollover crash in Martin County, authorities confirmed. The 50-year-old 15-time major champion was not injured in the incident. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Woods was behind the wheel of a Land Rover that …

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The latest U.S. State Department travel advisory update provides a fresh look at how safe American travelers are likely to be across Central America and the wider Latin American region. While global attention often focuses on conflict zones and cartel violence, the new advisory levels reveal a more nuanced picture, especially for countries popular with …

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A remote robotic stroke procedure carried out in Panama is drawing international attention from specialists who see it as a possible way to get advanced care to patients faster, especially in hospitals that do not have a neurointerventionist on site. The case involved a mechanical thrombectomy, a treatment used to remove a clot in certain …

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Argentine diplomat Virginia Gamba has been removed from the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations after the Maldives withdrew her nomination, trimming the field just weeks before the first public candidate dialogues are scheduled to begin. Gamba, a former U.N. special representative for children and armed conflict, had been formally nominated …

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Pop icon Christina Aguilera is giving fans a rare and heartwarming window into her life as a mom, sharing a video recap of her family’s recent visit to Costa Rica’s La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Wildlife Refuge. Last Saturday, Aguilera headlined the second night of the 2026 PICNIC Festival at Centro de Eventos Pedregal in …

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Coco Gauff powered into the Miami Open final on Thursday with one of her sharpest performances of the tournament, overwhelming Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1 in a semifinal that turned decisively one-sided almost from the first point at Hard Rock Stadium. The win sent the 21-year-old American into her first Miami Open final and put her …

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Nicolás Maduro’s son said that he trusts the U.S. legal system even as he called the case against his father tainted by what he described as an illegal capture. His comments came as Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, returned to federal court in New York for another hearing tied to sweeping U.S. drug trafficking …

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There are no readily available numbers for the number of foreigners, meaning non-Ticos, who die in Costa Rica each year. Between drownings, car crashes, drug overdoses, homicides, and just plain old age, the number is likely somewhere in the hundreds. One of these years, odds are I will be among those unkept statistics, whenever my …

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