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Costa Rica has established itself as the country with the second lowest birth rate in Latin America, surpassed only by Chile. This is confirmed by the most recent State of World Population Report, which places the country with a fertility rate of just 1.1 children per woman, considerably lower than […]

The UN ocean summit concludes Friday in Nice with progress toward better protecting the high seas, but without clear promises of funding. After bringing together some 60 world leaders, the meeting also closes with tougher warnings against deep-sea mining. Environmental advocates and island nation leaders, for their part, criticize what […]

The undocumented immigrants targeted by President Donald Trump and the immigration enforcement agency ICE make a significant contribution to the United States public coffers, paying $89.9 billion in taxes in 2023. According to the most recent figures from the American Immigration Council (AIC), there were 47.8 million immigrants—documented and undocumented—in […]

A total of 94,533 naturalized Costa Ricans are eligible to vote in the national elections on February 1, 2026, according to data from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). This figure represents a 10.7% increase compared to the last municipal election, when 84,416 naturalized voters were registered. Of the total number […]

In Costa Rica, Father’s Day is celebrated every third Sunday in June, and in 2025, it will fall on Sunday, June 15th. Although it is not a mandatory paid holiday like Mother’s Day or Independence Day, Father’s Day is still a very special day for thousands of Costa Rican families. […]

What inspired you to start a wildlife education program for kids in Costa Rica? I came to Costa Rica to learn from a global leader in conservation and understand what made its efforts so effective. During a guided tour of Manuel Antonio National Park, I was struck by how few […]

The Reflejos del Mar group and the Cultural Center of Spain inaugurated the exhibition “Reflejos del Mar: An Initiative on Oceans and Community” last Monday, June 9, at the National Stadium. This photography exhibition seeks to build bridges between coastal and urban communities through art and underwater photography. Participating in […]

The rescue of several capybaras in recent weeks in Orotina is not an isolated story about exotic animals in Costa Rica. In 2024 alone, the Agrarian and Environmental Prosecutor’s Office registered 239 complaints, resulting in 243 recovered animals. According to prosecutor Luis Diego Hernández, the list is extensive, and the […]

Panama and Canada presented the High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean this Tuesday at the Third Ocean Summit in Nice, France. This initiative has been signed by 35 countries, including the 27 members of the European Union, with Spain represented by the Minister for Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen. It […]

New fuel prices in Costa Rica went into effect in the first minute of Friday, June 6th. This reduction is for gasoline and diesel. Thus, premium gasoline costs ¢29 less per liter, regular gasoline ¢27 less, and diesel users save ¢19 per liter. In contrast, a 25-pound gas cylinder will […]