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  1. Costa Rica Moves to Jail Illegal Miners for a Decade as Gold Crisis Deepens

    Costa Rica’s incoming National Assembly faces an urgent piece of legislation this week that reflects just how badly illegal gold mining has spiraled out of control: a bill that would lock up those responsible for up to ten years and cast the net wide enough to catch everyone from the miners themselves to the truck […]
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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/costa

  2. How Expats Survive Costa Rica Heat Without Air Conditioning

    Summer won’t go away. The afternoon clouds and cooling rains have been few. We are a third of the way through May, and Green Season has yet to step forward. From 8 in the morning until 4ish in the afternoon, the heat of the sun is best avoided. I sit on the back patio in […]
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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/how-e

  3. Costa Rica Film Highlights Osa Community Protecting Pumas and Tapirs

    A new documentary is drawing attention to a rare conservation story on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, where a rural community near Corcovado National Park has gone from hunting wildlife for survival to protecting some of the country’s most iconic animals. Living with Pumas and Tapirs, produced by BirdnWild, profiles Rincón de San Josecito, a community […]
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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/costa

  4. Costa Rica Faces Active Pacific Hurricane Season

    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 [...]

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  5. Dollar Hits Historic Low Against Costa Rica’s Colón for Second Day

    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. The latest drop followed Wednesday’s […]
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  6. Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

    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 [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/panam

  7. Costa Rica Sloth Groups Expose Florida Animal Death Scandal

    It was marketed as a place where sloths would live their “slowest, happiest lives.” In reality, Sloth World Orlando became something closer to a death facility, and it took two small nonprofit organizations based in Costa Rica to force the world to pay attention. The story begins with a commercial attraction that never actually opened […]
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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/15/costa

  8. Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

    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 [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/panam

  9. Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

    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 [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/panam

  10. Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

    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 [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/panam

  11. Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

    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 [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/panam

  12. Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

    The sticker shock is real, but so is something else hiding in the dashboard. Anyone who has looked at new car prices in Costa Rica knows the gut punch that follows. A Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable 4×4 that might sell for $45,000 in the United States routinely lists for $85,000 or more here. That’s […]
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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/befor

  13. Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

    The sticker shock is real, but so is something else hiding in the dashboard. Anyone who has looked at new car prices in Costa Rica knows the gut punch that follows. A Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable 4×4 that might sell for $45,000 in the United States routinely lists for $85,000 or more here. That’s […]
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  14. Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

    The sticker shock is real, but so is something else hiding in the dashboard. Anyone who has looked at new car prices in Costa Rica knows the gut punch that follows. A Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable 4×4 that might sell for $45,000 in the United States routinely lists for $85,000 or more here. That’s […]
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  15. Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

    The sticker shock is real, but so is something else hiding in the dashboard. Anyone who has looked at new car prices in Costa Rica knows the gut punch that follows. A Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable 4×4 that might sell for $45,000 in the United States routinely lists for $85,000 or more here. That’s […]
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  16. Before You Buy That New Car in Costa Rica, Read This

    The sticker shock is real, but so is something else hiding in the dashboard. Anyone who has looked at new car prices in Costa Rica knows the gut punch that follows. A Toyota Land Cruiser or comparable 4×4 that might sell for $45,000 in the United States routinely lists for $85,000 or more here. That’s […]
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  17. U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

    U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the same period of 2025. El Salvador’s migration authority provided the figures, which were obtained and reported Tuesday. The increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has aligned his government more cl [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/u-s-d

  18. U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

    U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the same period of 2025. El Salvador’s migration authority provided the figures, which were obtained and reported Tuesday. The increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has aligned his government more cl [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/u-s-d

  19. U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

    U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the same period of 2025. El Salvador’s migration authority provided the figures, which were obtained and reported Tuesday. The increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has aligned his government more cl [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/u-s-d

  20. U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

    U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the same period of 2025. El Salvador’s migration authority provided the figures, which were obtained and reported Tuesday. The increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has aligned his government more cl [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/u-s-d

  21. U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

    U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the same period of 2025. El Salvador’s migration authority provided the figures, which were obtained and reported Tuesday. The increase comes as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has aligned his government more cl [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/u-s-d

  22. Madonna, Shakira and BTS to Headline First World Cup Final Halftime Show

    Madonna, Shakira and BTS will headline the first halftime show ever staged during a FIFA World Cup final, bringing a Super Bowl-style entertainment format to soccer’s biggest match. The performance is scheduled for July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will close the expanded tournament hosted by the […]
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  23. Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean

    Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/costa

  24. Costa Rica Airport Named Best Regional Airport in Central America and Caribbean

    Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport has been named the best regional airport in Central America and the Caribbean in the Skytrax 2026 World Airport Awards, giving the country another aviation recognition at a time when regional competition for travelers is growing. The San José-area airport, located in Alajuela, took first place in the [...]

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    ticotimes.net/2026/05/14/costa

  25. OIJ Warns of Surge in Vehicle Break-Ins Across San José

    Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is warning drivers in San José after a sharp rise in vehicle break-ins, with 534 complaints filed in the capital during the first months of 2026. The figure means a vehicle is being broken into roughly every four hours and 57 minutes in San José, based on the average […]
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