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An appeals court in San José has ordered the deferred extradition to the United States of Gilbert Hernán Bell Fernández, the Costa Rican businessman known as “Macho Coca,” who is wanted on international drug-trafficki...

Four Fuerza Pública officers were detained in Guanacaste as part of an investigation into an alleged illegal raid and robbery at a home in Santa Cruz, a case that has drawn attention because it involves active police ...

Q COSTARICA — The Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR), a member of the VINCI Airports network, registered a record number of dogs and cats arriving during the first four months of the year, with 876 pets accompanying ...

Q COSTARICA — A platform called LEAPCR (Liderando el Emprendimiento de Alto Potencial en Costa Rica) is a newly launched national initiative designed to accelerate startups, attract international investment, and stren...

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season began Monday, June 1, and while the forecast is calmer than in many recent years, Costa Rica still has reason to pay close attention through November. The U.S. National Oceanic and A...

A riot broke out at the La Joyita penitentiary in Pacora on the evening of June 1 when authorities attempted to transfer or redistribute high-profile inmates, including leaders of several pavilions. A group of around ...

Facebook remains the most widely used social network in Costa Rica, with eight in 10 adults who own a cell phone using the platform and most doing so daily or at least weekly, even as newer platforms such as TikTok po...

João Fonseca's electric debut run at Roland Garros ended Tuesday, as Czech 26th seed Jakub Mensik beat the 19-year-old Brazilian 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(3) to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal on Court Philippe Chatrier. The...

Drivers filling up in Costa Rica right now will notice something that runs against intuition almost everywhere else in the world: the premium "super" gasoline is cheaper than plain regular. At the pump today, a liter ...

Foreign visitors who pay by card in Costa Rica now face a 6% charge from one of the country's largest banks if they choose to be billed in their home currency instead of colones, a cost travelers can avoid simply by d...

Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is warning of a steep rise in "virtual kidnapping" extortion, with complaints jumping more than sevenfold over the past year — a pattern that authorities say increasing...

Brazil moved to the front of Latin America's Roland Garros campaign on Tuesday, as Luisa Stefani booked a place in the women's doubles semifinals hours before 19-year-old João Fonseca was due on court for the first Gr...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica's La Sele (Selección), the national soccer team, dropped a 3-1 decision to Colombia in an international friendly on Monday, June 1, a result that, while not a qualifier, served as a bitter cod...

Q COSTARICA — Legislators Karen Alfaro of the Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) emphasized that political violence against women cannot be minimized or normalized. “Because yes, I have experienced it, and I know that ...

Q COSTARICA — Thousands of Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Cubans, and Colombians in Costa Rica will be able to access legal residency and the labor market starting in September, thanks to the new "categoría especial tempor...

Q COSTARICA — At the second meeting of the Fuerza Élite (Elite Force) team, Costa Rican President Laura Fernández outlined a plan of coordinated actions to combat the rise of organized crime in the country. According ...

Q COSTARICA — A vacation photo stop in Costa Rica nearly turned tragic when hikers at a scenic lookout heard what they described as "a very silent hiss" — and then watched a snake strike at them. The bite missed, but ...

RICO's Q — I heard Paul McCartney's new song "First Star Of The Night" for the first time last night, and I couldn't stop thinking about one thing: the rain. Specifically, the rain from Costa Rica — and yes, that's ex...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica is once again capturing international attention, becoming the cover star of the June issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK). The cover, in both print and digital versions, features a phot...

Q24N — Last week, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo once again confirmed, without admitting it, one of the practices most denounced by human rights organizations: the forced disappearance of political pr...