23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (632+ words) The Cámara de Comercio, Industria, Turismo y Servicios de Cartago has demanded that the Municipalidad de Cartago withdraw an order requiring businesses around the Palacio Municipal to close tomorrow and that it publish the documents justifying the decision. The order…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (330+ words) Truck Damages Fiber Network and Disrupts Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Truck Damages Fiber Network and Disrupts Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport A damaged fiber-optic connection caused long lines, delayed flights…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (325+ words) Costa Rica’s public hospitals have treated nearly 10,000 gunshot emergencies since 2020, showing how the rise in armed violence is affecting far more people than homicide statistics alone reveal. Data from the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) show that 9,970 firearm-related emergencies…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (372+ words) Costa Rican rescue crews are searching for a woman who disappeared after a sudden surge of water swept away a group of visitors near Rincón de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste. The emergency happened yesterday in the area of…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (333+ words) El Niño Drought Could Leave 16 Million Without Enough Food in Latin America The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER El Niño Drought Could Leave 16 Million Without Enough Food in Latin America Drought caused by the El Niño climate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) Costa Rican Geologists Call for Referendum on Crucitas Gold Mining The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rican Geologists Call for Referendum on Crucitas Gold Mining Costa Rica’s professional association of geologists is calling for a referendum…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (300+ words) MOPT is replacing the old Barranca crossing with a new 121-meter bridge. Saturday night’s shutdown is a separate, short cut-over so the state refiner can thread the three pipes through the pavement while that work is underway. There is no…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (415+ words) President Laura Fernández said US ground operations on Costa Rican soil would be good for national security if they pursued shared targets, while stressing that nothing concrete is under way and that any such deployment would require approval from the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) As an example, take someone living in Costa Rica on a $3,000 monthly pension or other dollar-based income. Using the Monex rate simply as a benchmark, $3,000 was worth about ₡1.49 million at the beginning of January. At Tuesday’s rate, it is worth…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value If…...