Costa Rica Warns Wildlife Trafficking Is Becoming Organized Crime

Costa Rica’s environmental prosecutors are warning that wildlife trafficking is no longer just a scattered problem of people capturing animals for pets or private collections. Authorities now say some trafficking networks are beginning to operate more like …

First ghost shark of its kind confirmed off Costa Rica, and scientists say more may vanish unseen

Scientists have discovered a species of ghost shark lurking deep in waters off the coast of Costa Rica. The discovery of the new species, called Rhinochimaera costaricana, was highlighted in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. What …

A family traded Connecticut for retirement in a car-free Costa Rica beach town

For years, Allyson and Andrew Rappaport spent their days caring for animals at the veterinary practice they owned in New York, often working six days a week. At night, they returned to their cozy four-bedroom home in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where they …

Costa Rica’s Small Hotels Face a New Era as Big Chains Expand

Drive the coastal corridor near Liberia’s airport today and you’ll pass a Four Seasons, a Westin, an Andaz, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and a Planet Hollywood within a relatively short stretch of Guanacaste shoreline. Drive two hours south to Manuel Antonio, …

Costa Rica’s Palo Verde National Park Reopens After Wildfire

Palo Verde is also known for its ecological importance beyond tourism. Its wetlands cover about half of the park and form part of a Ramsar site, an international designation for wetlands of global importance. The area includes a mix of habitats, from …

Costa Rica Starts a Free Climate-Risk Tool for Hotels

Costa Rica Sends a Second Rescue Team to Earthquake-Stricken Venezuela

Costa Rica increased its response to Venezuela’s earthquake disaster yesterday, dispatching a second contingent of 48 search-and-rescue specialists to a country where the death toll has continued to climb past 1,400, according to preliminary figures from …

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Costa Rica Pride March Takes Over San José Today

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Firefighters from Costa Rica arrived in the country to help with rescue work in areas affected by the earthquakes

Published at: 28/06/2026 10:41 AM A new group of rescuers, made up of firefighters from Costa Rica, arrived in the country to help with the search work in the areas affected by the earthquakes that shook Venezuela on June 24. As reported by …