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Former Costa Rica Minister Luis Amador Announces Self-Imposed Exile to Canada Amid Corruption Investigation

The former Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Luis Amador, announced his "self-imposed exile" and informed that he would go to live permanently in...

Costa Rica Exposes Real Estate Mafia Destroying Ecosystems

Luis Diego Hernández, coordinating prosecutor of the Environmental Deputy Prosecutor's Office, denounced the existence of a real estate mafia in Costa Rica profiting from...

Cocaine Concealed in Costa Rican Pineapples Seized in Rotterdam

Over a ton of cocaine arrived at the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Europe, in a container with pineapples from Costa Rica, as confirmed...

Central American Journalists Face Intimidation, Threats, and Exile, Report Reveals

According to the University of Costa Rica, intimidation, direct and indirect threats, espionage, insecurity, labor and sexual harassment, and forced exile are part of...

Costa Rica Arrests 5 from NGO Accused of Embezzling Public Funds

On Tuesday, the Judicial Investigation Organism (OIJ) apprehended five individuals allegedly involved in an organization partly funded by public resources, including four women masquerading...

Spanish Authorities Seize Cocaine Hidden in Costa Rican Coffee Shipment

Spanish authorities announced the discovery of 419 kilograms of cocaine concealed within a shipment of coffee from Costa Rica. The illicit substance was uncovered...
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Costa Rica’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect

The law that bans single-use plastics in Costa Rica comes into force on April 20th. This measure, approved in 2021, seeks to eliminate materials...

Returning a Lost Wallet in Costa Rica: A Story of Honesty and Reflection

Early one morning in the waning days of the pandemic, I found a wallet in the street while cycling. The contents consisted of 8,000...

Costa Rican President Meets with Panama’s Favored Presidential Candidate

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, received José Raúl Mulino in San José yesterday. Mulino is the protégé of former President Ricardo Martinelli...