The Panama Canal, the vital waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is facing an unprecedented drought that is severely impacting operations. On Tuesday, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced it will begin reducing the number of daily ship crossings starting November 3rd in an effort to conserve water. […]
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Tropical Storm Pilar is expected to maintain its indirect influence over Costa Rica until Wednesday afternoon, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Pilar is currently located approximately 425 km west of Costa Rica’s Papagayo Gulf in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador. Maximum sustained […]
Route 32, the critical highway connecting Costa Rica’s Central Valley to the Caribbean port of Limón, has faced repeated shutdowns this year due to hazardous landslides. These closures pose major risks to drivers and result in over $900,000 in economic losses daily, according to the National Roads Council (Conavi). In […]
From Monday onwards, drivers on Route 27 can now make use of a newly opened viaduct, a development aimed at addressing the persistent issue of the road’s sinking at kilometer 44. The grand inauguration witnessed the presence of President Rodrigo Chaves, Minister of Public Works and Transportation Luis Amador, Globalvia […]
In a major narcotic bust, Spanish authorities have intercepted a shipment of 720 kilograms of cocaine camouflaged within scrap metal originating from Costa Rica. This operation, resulting in eight arrests, took place late last September at the southern port of Málaga. The joint task force, which comprised the Spanish Police, […]
In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as an unpatriotic or even anti-Catholic tradition. However, the roots of this controversial holiday are neither North American, nor far removed from […]
Costa Rica, along with its neighboring Central American nations, is on high alert as Tropical Storm Pilar advances from the Pacific. Already responsible for two fatalities and a missing person in El Salvador, the storm is predicted to strike our shores and those of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador […]
The effort deployed by The Clean Wave Foundation and the SalveMonos Association will allow the construction of 20 wildlife crossings in the Playa Grande community in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. These projects will be financed with the contributions received during a donation drive held on October 21. According to Andrés Bermúdez, […]
The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) has announced that the low-pressure system they have been tracking has evolved into Tropical Depression Nº 19 in the Pacific, situated off Central America’s coast. This system will indirectly affect Costa Rica’s weather patterns. Based on insights from meteorologist Roberto Vindas and the National Hurricane […]
Like all cultures, Costa Rica’s has its share of legends. These tales are meant to be scary to keep people in line. Who’s going to venture out for a little mischief knowing that the headless man, the beauty who turns into a beast, the devil dog, witches or creatures who […]