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If you are driving to Limón, Turrialba or the southern Pacific today, expect delays and check the road before you leave. A yellow alert is in effect today for Pococí, Guácimo, Siquirres, Matina and Turrialba afte...

Costa Rica has again been named one of the world’s best places for Americans to retire, appearing in the 2026 edition of the Forbes ranking of overseas retirement destinations published July 31. The list identifies 96 reti...

North and Central American football’s governing body CONCACAF yesterday called for a “comprehensive reckoning with” Gianni Infantino’s leadership of FIFA after his aborted plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. “This recent unilateral and egregious act of poor governance and leader...

President Laura Fernández attended Sunday’s solemn Mass for the Virgen de los Ángeles in Cartago, the first Costa Rican head of state to take part in the ceremony since 2023, and sat through a homily in which the officiating bishop named violence, crime, drug trafficking, corruption and poverty as problems the country could no longer afford to look past.

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Costa Rica’s Central Bank has lowered its growth forecast for this year, pointing to a climate shock that has already begun to weigh on output and warning that a severe El Niño could push up the cost of food and electricity before the year is over. In its Monetary Policy Report, the Banco Central de Costa Rica projected the economy will expand 3.4% in 2026, down from the 3.5%...