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CriminalUpdate🇺🇸United States 🇬🇹Guatemala 🇨🇷CR32d ago

It is a significant moment in the long and complicated relationship between the United States and Central America. Guatemala has agreed to allow American forces to carry out joint military strikes inside its territory targeting drug trafficking organizations and gangs, according to reporting confirmed by multiple officials familiar with the discussions. The agreement represents one […] The post Guatemala Agrees to Joint U.S.

4.3/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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PoliticalUpdate🇵🇦Panama 🇨🇷CR46d ago

Panama’s government has signaled willingness to discuss its long-running restrictions on Costa Rican beef, dairy, poultry, fruits and vegetables, but cattle producers immediately drew a firm line against any imports. Minister of Commerce and Industries Julio Moltó said this week that President José Raúl Mulino’s administration is prepared to hold talks with Costa Rica’s new […] The post Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.3/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)·Panama

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CriminalUpdate🇨🇴Colombia 🇲🇽Mexico 🇨🇷CR49d ago

Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US From alleged narco-politicians to traffickers seeking to dominate the Caribbean coast, several high-profile Costa Rican figures are now facing US justice for their alleged roles in transnational cocaine trafficking networks linked to Colombia and Mexico. The post Meet the First Costa Ricans to Be Extradited on Drug Charges to the US appeared first on InSight Crime .

4.3/10·InSight Crime·Mexico

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HealthCrisis🇨🇷CR23d ago

Costa Rica's beekeeping association estimates that pesticide exposure killed approximately 18 million bees in the Central Pacific region this year, raising concerns about threats to agricultural productivity and food security.

4.2/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)·Central Pacific

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EconomicUpdate🇺🇸United States 🇨🇷CR25d ago

The Trump administration announced proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries, including Costa Rica, following a Section 301 investigation into forced labor practices. The tariff proposal represents one of the administration's most expansive trade actions to date.

4.2/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇦🇺Australia 🇨🇷CRyesterday

Un grupo integrado por 34 países europeos, más Australia y Costa Rica , decidió la creación de un tribunal especial para juzgar a Vladimir Putin y a la cúpula rusa por los crímenes cometidos en ocasión de la invasión a Ucrania . La propuesta había sido impulsada por el presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky apenas comenzada la invasión, el 24 de febrero de 2022. Desde entonces, Kiev viene insistiendo ante Europa y los organismos internacionales para establecer un mecanismo judicial que permita responsabilizar directamente al Kremlin por la ofensiva militar.

4.1/10·La Nación (Argentina — Spanish, expanded)

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CriminalUpdate🇭🇳Honduras 🇨🇷CR2d ago

A new report from The Nation has put international attention on a remote corner of eastern Honduras, where Indigenous Miskito guardians are protecting the scarlet macaw while facing pressure from poachers, illegal ranching, forest fires and drug-trafficking routes. The story by journalist Roberto Lovato, focuses on La Moskitia, the vast rainforest region in Honduras’ eastern […] The post Honduras Macaw Rescue Effort Draws Attention to Narco Threats appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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CriminalCrisis🇨🇷CR 🇨🇭Switzerland6d ago

A day after Costa Rica carried out the largest police operation in its history, authorities have arrested three children of extradited drug suspect Edwin López Vega, alias “Pecho de Rata,” and confirmed that several other relatives — including his wife — remain at large, two of them believed to be in Switzerland. The arrests deepen […] The post Tourists Evacuated, Kingpin’s Children Arrested in Costa Rica’s Biggest Drug Raid appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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CriminalUpdate🇨🇷CR6d ago

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning that environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking, illegal mining, illegal logging and the unlawful trade in natural resources are increasingly tied to organized criminal networks with international reach. Judicial authorities say these crimes are no longer isolated cases carried out by small local groups. Instead, prosecutors describe a more sophisticated […] The post Costa Rica Warns Environmental Crimes Are Linked to Organized Networks appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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CriminalCrisis🇨🇷CR 🇳🇮Nicaragua18d ago

Costa Rica is facing one of its most difficult environmental and security tests in years as illegal gold mining spreads through Crucitas, a remote area in the northern zone near the Nicaraguan border. What began as a disputed mining concession has become a broader national crisis involving organized crime, toxic contamination, unsafe tunnels, foreign miners, […] The post Costa Rica’s Crucitas Gold Crisis Deepens as Illegal Mining Spreads appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇨🇺Cuba 🇨🇷CR22d ago

Cuba’s tourism industry is facing one of its sharpest collapses in decades, with visitor numbers plunging, major hotel brands pulling back, airlines cutting service and new U.S. sanctions adding another layer of pressure to an economy already strained by fuel shortages and rolling blackouts. The signs are visible across the island.

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)·Havana, Havana

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DisasterUpdate🇨🇷CR32d ago

The IMN warned about intense downpours, thunderstorms and possible flooding this Wednesday. Find out which regions will have the most severe conditions and how long the rains will last.

4.1/10·La Nación (Costa Rica — Spanish)

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DisasterCrisis🇨🇷CR 🇬🇹Guatemala 🇭🇳Honduras46d ago

The Pacific hurricane season officially opens today, with regional forecasters warning of an active stretch ahead as Central American emergency agencies move into operational readiness. Guatemala’s National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED), Honduras’s National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies (CENAOS) and other regional meteorological authorities confirmed the season will run through November 30. […] The post Costa Rica Faces Active Pacific Hurricane Season appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.1/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)·Guatemala

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CriminalCrisis🇨🇷CR49d ago

Costa Rica Profile Costa Rica has traditionally been perceived as a bastion of security in crime-ravaged Central America. In recent years, however, the country has experienced record levels of violence, which authorities have blamed on its growing role as a drug transshipment point. Local crime groups do not appear to pose a major security threat. But as they become increasingly involved with transnational criminal organizations expanding their operations in Costa Rica, corruption and instability may deepen.   Read more The post Costa Rica Profile appeared first on InSight Crime .

4.1/10·InSight Crime

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR2d ago

Overcrowded hospitals, mile-long waiting lists, and warnings from the IMF are putting the Costa Rican Social Security Fund — the pillar that underpins the country’s stability — in jeopardy

4.0/10·El País América (Spanish)

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR8d ago

Costa Rica’s old-design ₡5, ₡10 and ₡25 coins will stop working as money on July 1, leaving anyone who deals in cash about a week and a half to spend or swap them. The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) confirmed that, as of that date, the previous-design versions of those three coins lose their […] The post Costa Rica Sets July 1 Deadline as Old Small-Change Coins Leave Circulation appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.0/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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Supply ChainUpdate🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇨🇷CR 🇻🇪Venezuela10d ago

The Nicaraguan Army seized 475 packages of cocaine on the banks of the Frío River in San Carlos municipality near the Costa Rica border on June 19, though suspects fled by speedboat before arrest could be made.

4.0/10·Confidencial Nicaragua·San Carlos, Río San Juan

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CriminalUpdate🇨🇷CR 🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇺🇸United States10d ago

Costa Rica's Public Prosecutor's Office has accused five residents of murdering retired Major Roberto Samcam, a Nicaraguan refugee, who was shot dead in his Moravia home a year ago; the formal charges represent progress in the high-profile case.

4.0/10·Confidencial Nicaragua·San Jose, San José

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR18d ago

The World Bank lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Costa Rica to 3.5%, a modest downgrade that places the country in line with other major economic projections but confirms that the economy is moving into a slower phase after a stronger performance last year. The new figure appears in the June 2026 edition of the […] The post Costa Rica’s 2026 Growth Forecast Trimmed by World Bank appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.0/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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DisasterCrisis🇨🇷CR20d ago

Green earthquake (Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:64.993km) in Costa Rica 10/06/2026 03:01 UTC, 520 thousand in 100km.. On 6/10/2026 3:01:35 AM, an earthquake occurred in Costa Rica potentially affecting 520 thousand in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.1M, Depth:64.993km.

4.0/10·GDACS

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR 🇳🇮Nicaragua22d ago

A low-pressure system off Central America’s Pacific coast became Tropical Depression Three-E this morning as Costa Rica continued to deal with heavy rain, saturated soils, and increased risk of flooding and landslides. The system formed off the coast of Nicaragua and was located about 90 miles west-southwest of Managua at 9 a.m. Central America time, […] The post Pacific Tropical Depression Keeps Costa Rica on Rain Alert appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .

4.0/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)·Managua, Managua Department

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DisasterUpdate🇨🇷CR26d ago

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Costa Rica on April 6, 2026, at 01:55 UTC with a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, potentially affecting approximately 360,000 people within a 100-kilometer radius.

4.0/10·GDACS·Costa Rica

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR33d ago

Christiana Figueres said she believed she was living in a "fairy tale" until she discovered "serial adultery" behavior in her ex-husband. Furthermore, the Costa Rican opened her heart to speak about her struggle with depression.

4.0/10·La Nación (Costa Rica — Spanish)

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇷CR46d ago

The U.S. dollar fell to another historic low against Costa Rica’s colón on Thursday, closing at ¢453.94 in the wholesale foreign-exchange market, known as Monex. It was the second consecutive session in which the dollar reached its lowest level since the Central Bank began publishing the series in December 2007.

4.0/10·Tico Times (Costa Rica)

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PoliticalUpdate🇨🇷CR52d ago

Costa Rica's President Laura Fernández announced on May 8, 2026 a decree eliminating 'prison benefits' that reduce sentences for incarcerated individuals, fulfilling a campaign promise for a hardline approach to criminal justice policy.

4.0/10·Confidencial Nicaragua

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