Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access points or take part in unauthorized activities inside them. The measure was published yesterday and takes effect 10 days later because the text does not include an immediate start clause.

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Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the hands of collectors and, eventually, everyday users of the colón. The coin is the sixth of seven designs in the Central Bank’s “Emblematic Sites of Our Provinces” series, which highlights one recognizable site from each province.

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more criminal cases tied to dangerous behavior behind the wheel. In Alajuela and Atenas, authorities say alcohol, extreme speed and illegal street racing continue to show up again and again in cases that move beyond traffic fines and into ...

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe drought in the Central American Dry Corridor. The funding was given after early forecasts showed major rainfall shortfalls, targets around 145,000 vulnerable people. Officials say the money will support anticipatory...

Costa Rica is a country that tends to punch above its weight in health outcomes. With a life expectancy of more than 80 years and relatively low rates of smoking and alcohol consumption compared to much of the developed world, the country has long been held up as a model of efficient, effective public health.

But a detailed analysis published by