8+ hour, 19+ min ago   (462+ words) If you have been watching the hurricane season to decide whether this is a good month to be in Costa Rica, the headline number is genuinely remarkable, and easy to read the wrong way. As of yesterday, not a single…...

19+ hour, 50+ min 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…...

20+ hour, 2+ min 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…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (343+ words) Magnitude 5.3 Costa Rica Earthquake Shakes The Southern Pacific Before Dawn The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Magnitude 5.3 Costa Rica Earthquake Shakes The Southern Pacific Before Dawn A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (472+ words) Costa Rica Supreme Court Considers Changes After Judicial Corruption Cases The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Supreme Court Considers Changes After Judicial Corruption Cases Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has ordered a review of the rules…...

6+ day, 19+ 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, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) The eruption also produced hot lahars, which are fast-moving mixtures of water, mud, rocks and volcanic debris. These flows can travel down rivers and streams originating on the volcano, making waterways one of the main concerns when Rincón de la…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (414+ words) The United States asked its international partners to immediately end normal dealings with Nicaragua’s government, hours after the Ortega-Murillo administration formalized a constitutional rewrite that bars opposition figures from running for office and extends the terms of nearly every elected…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign Costa Rica has started a new campaign warning travelers not to remove wildlife,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (350+ words) Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Erupts Again in Costa Rica The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Erupts Again in Costa Rica The Rincón de la Vieja Volcano gave us yet another eruption…...