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Specialists from the Costa Rican National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) today urged the public to protect coyotes that enter urban areas for reasons such as land use changes for new developments. This presence is normal and also responds to deforestation and the loss of this animal’s usual prey, which […]

The Costa Rican Congress today aims to establish an annual day dedicated to the purity of the country’s physical and spiritual environment, through a bill proposed by ruling party representative Ada Acuña Castro. The Legislative Assembly accepted the initiative of the Social Democratic Progress Party legislator to declare the first […]

More than 15 tour operators from the Central Valley and the general public learned about new tourist attractions in Central Limón and surrounding areas from July 31st to August 1st and 2nd at Expo Turismo 2025 in Puerto Limón. This initiative takes place in conjunction with the start of the […]

To put it in perspective, Costa Rica—with 5.3 million inhabitants—represents just 26% of Chile’s population (20 million), 15% of Peru’s (34 million), 10% of Colombia’s (53 million), and just 0.4% of Mexico’s (131 million), the other members of the Pacific Alliance. With these proportions, it would emerge as the smallest […]

Fátima enjoys playing, painting, wearing dresses, and doing her hair; she also loves ice cream. José Ignacio enjoys trips to the beach, flying, eating good food, and reading. They, along with their mother, Susana, and father, Pablo, have been part of the Jiménez Ureña family for three years. Susana Ureña […]

“Costa Rica, a country of flavors to discover” is the name of the reality show that the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) is launching on its social media, featuring four gastronomy students tasked with preparing emblematic dishes of Costa Rican cuisine. Luis Enrique Herrera, a resident of Hatillo and a […]

Panama is promoting the Science Against Cancer Program (PC3), an initiative signed by leading health authorities to promote cancer research and innovation, it was announced today. According to a statement from the Social Security Fund (CSS), the joint project signed with the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and the National Secretariat […]

Where once the marketing focused on the sun and beaches and lush jungles, now it goes much further: leadership in conscious tourism. People don’t just go there to chase waterfalls or Instagram their trips. There’s a purpose. People want experience, sustainability, and emotional connection in post-pandemic travel behaviors, and the […]

A waterspout was captured on numerous cell phones this Wednesday afternoon in the waters of the Gulf of Nicoya. One of these videos captures the water phenomenon off the coast of Lepanto, a district in the central canton of Puntarenas. No danger The National Meteorological Institute has previously indicated that […]

 We all lament and are still shedding tears over the loss of a budding star, one which began to shape our lives the first day he shared that innocent childhood grin in 1984 as Theo on ”The Cosby Show”.   His passing was personal to me because, having spent my teenage […]