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San Jose Airport speeds up departures and arrivals of tourists in less than an hour

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What occurs once your nation operates on 99 percent renewable energy?

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UAE, Costa Rica Sign Trade Deal

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Coffee or Chocolate? Why not both?

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Plastic bags are not going away (yet)

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Carlos Alvarado: Populism is thriving in Costa Rica

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AyA’s infrastructure execution rate is typically around 48.8%, leading to a water crisis in the GAM

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Uber Moto is getting ready to start in Costa Rica

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Paquera Ferry suspended “for several months”

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Cheap dollar and high interest rates keep inflation at historic lows

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Shortage of available hospital beds back home strands Canadian in Costa Rica

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“Respect for the division of powers” legislator tells President Chaves

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Average wait time for a medical consultation with a specialist or surgery in Costa RSica is over a year

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Lights, camera, action: New reality show will be filmed in Guanacaste

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The start dates of the rainy season by region in Costa Rica

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Aid worker who lived in Costa Rica with his family was killed in Gaza

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Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

Costa Rica is considering legal clampdown on Bitcoin

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U.S. announces 6 initiatives for technological development in Costa Rica: from Artificial Intelligence to 5G and 6G

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Coffee lover? Coffee Fair will take place in May at the National Stadium

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April 11 holiday will be moved Monday, April 15

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Banks announce changes for the use of VIP lounges at the Juan Santamaría Airport

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Comic Con Costa Rica 2024 around the corner

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With “ruse”, MECO used company to hide construction and material failures

Vehicles Restrictions of San Jose Suspended Starting Friday

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

1,238,883

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How relocating from the U.S. to Costa Rica’s ‘blue zone’ totally changed this family’s life forever

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Deputies rush bill to promote cheap flights between Costa Rica and the Isthmus

U.S. will develop a time zone for the Moon

Origin of Covid-19 would be a mystery forever

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Cases, deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to trend downward

Coronavirus

Pediatricians ask to accelerate the entry of vaccines against Covid-19 for children between six months and five years

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Telephone line for monitoring patients with Covid-19 taken offline

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Costa Rica confirms presence of potentially more transmissible omicron ‘subvariant’

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Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO

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14 February 2024

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Medellin bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

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Colombia supports Panama in fighting landfill fire

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San Jose Airport speeds up departures and arrivals of tourists in less than an hour

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Deputies rush bill to promote cheap flights between Costa Rica and the Isthmus

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Can you be denied an American visa due to the content on your social networks?

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Costa Rica expects to issue 700,000 biometric passports in 2024

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Shortage of available hospital beds back home strands Canadian in Costa Rica

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Sheldon Haseltine Fights For His Plot in Paradise in Costa Rica

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Foreign investors, pensioners and rentiers not be required to pay the Caja

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Hallmark selects Costa Rica to film romantic comedy

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Tribute to Pavarotti and Caballé arrives in Costa Rica

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Is it useful for the Government to have a low exchange rate?

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Cheap dollar and high interest rates keep inflation at historic lows

Delivery Generation: 71% of Millennials order food once a week

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Plastic bags are not going away (yet)

Carlos Alvarado: Populism is thriving in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

Average wait time for a medical consultation with a specialist or surgery in Costa RSica is over a year

POLITICS

UAE, Costa Rica Sign Trade Deal

“Respect for the division of powers” legislator tells President Chaves

Carlos Alvarado: Populism is thriving in Costa Rica

Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

U.S. announces 6 initiatives for technological development in Costa Rica: from Artificial Intelligence to 5G and 6G

HEALTH

Can Microdose Mushrooms Boost Productivity? Find Out What Experts Are Saying

Average wait time for a medical consultation with a specialist or surgery in Costa RSica is over a year

Possible whooping cough outbreak in San José

Women with breast cancer receive better care thanks to a public-private partnership

Caja reports a 38% increase in hospital discharges due to obesity between 2022 and 2023

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Costa Rica’s Free Zone Regime urges fast and secure 5G technology

Costa Rica’s bureaucracy holding up implementation of 5G

Beware of misleading QR code in public places QR codes in public spaces could be trying to trick you.

PayPal Launches U.S. Dollar Stablecoin

META advances the launch of Threads to compete with Twitter

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This is how women’s soccer in Costa Rica would go pro: From the sport itself to becoming a million-dollar industry

Costa Rica’s Hanna Gabriels looks to settle the score in rematch against GOAT Claressa Shields

Gran Fondo Andrey Amador injects ¢500M colones into the Costa Rican economy

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Two hopes crushed in one game at Qatar World Cup group stage

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The Changes in the 6 months before death symptoms- Both Physical and Emotional

Can Microdose Mushrooms Boost Productivity? Find Out What Experts Are Saying

Gambling in Costa Rica vs The US and Canada: How Do The Countries Compare?

Legalities and Regulations: Understanding the Status of Weed Carts in Costa Rica

Maximizing VIP Perks: How to Make the Most of High Roller Casino Benefits

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Tribute to Pavarotti and Caballé arrives in Costa Rica

Harry and Meghan Markle vacationed in Costa Rica

Jane Seymour is living her best life in Costa Rica

Gisele Bündchen looks relaxed on Costa Rica getaway after Tom Brady divorce

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