This coastal region in Costa Rica lost its mangrove forests. Now 12,000 seedlings and restored water channels are ...

For generations, mangrove forests along Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast provided food, timber and protection for communities living beside them. But years of cutting gradually stripped away parts of this natural barrier. Now, in the Golfo Dulce region …

Wildlife, fewer crowds and lush scenery: Why you shouldn’t discount Costa Rica off-season

I’m peering up from the roadside on the outskirts of La Fortuna wondering if Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci ever visited Costa Rica. It’s a fanciful thought, but the three-toed sloth who has just shifted his position in the cecropia tree to face me is …

Costa Rica Makes History as First Latin American Country to Launch English Learning as a National Initiative with Open ...

The company was selected as Costa Rica's strategic partner for its innovative hybrid model, combining AI with live instruction from real teachers, to deliver up to 2 million free licenses over four years to residents aged 15 and older, with a focus on …

Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign

Costa Rica has started a new campaign warning travelers not to remove wildlife, plants or other natural specimens after officials confiscated 4,366 animal and plant specimens at airports and border crossings in 2024 and 2025.The campaign, called # …

Costa Rica University Students Protest Proposed Funding Freeze

Students from Costa Rica’s public universities marched through San José yesterday protesting a government proposal that would keep university funding essentially flat in 2027 and warning that scholarships, research and student services could suffer if …

Costa Rica Issues Green Alert as Rincón de la Vieja Activity Increases

Costa Rica has placed five areas near Rincón de la Vieja Volcano under a preventive green alert after more than 100 eruptions were recorded during July and August, including the volcano’s most impressive eruption so far this year. The National Emergency …

Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value

If you are planning to ship a vehicle into Costa Rica, two things have changed and both affect what you will pay. Under and Executive import taxes on a vehicle are now calculated using whichever figure is higher — the value on your commercial invoice, …

Costa Rica Fines Contractor Over Long-Delayed Cartago Road

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Dollar Drops Again as Costa Rica Gets More Expensive for Expats and Tourists

Costa Rica Court Orders Protection Plan for Playa Blanca After 32-Year Delay

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