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Costa Rica records 2,954 cases of syphilis and a 12% increase...

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 1,141 new cases for Wednesday; hospitalizations conitnues...

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Covid-19 contagion rate in Costa Rica continues to decline

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Yes, there will be bullfights this year in Zapote!

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Costa Rica begins evaluation of industrial hemp

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: Intense scolding (regañazo) from the Minister of...

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 1,286 new cases in 48 hours

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Without vaccine, it would take up to 4 years for the...

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 1,015 new cases for Oct 30; Health...

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Epidemiologists assure that we’ve reached the peak, but descent will be...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming synthetic drugs in Costa Rica, according to Mario Sánchez, an investigator with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) Anti-Drug Unit. The warning comes alongside a marked increase in forensic findings: between 2017 and 2022,...