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According to data from the Red Cross and the Fire Department, 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to flooding caused by heavy rains over the past few days. The Red Cross, in collaboration with the Sarapiquí Municipal Emergency Committee, is working to assist at least 45 communities […]

Casabe, an indigenous flatbread made from cassava root, has recently been recognized by UNESCO as part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This acknowledgment follows a collaborative nomination from several Caribbean nations, including Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Honduras. This centuries-old staple is larger than traditional tortillas and […]

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday to adopt provisional measures in favor of 115 opposition members due to the country’s “non-compliance” and “persistent contempt” of the court’s previous rulings. “The position assumed by Nicaragua and the disregard for the orders” in prior rulings “constitutes a persistent […]

Costa Rica continues to grapple with severe flooding as Cold Front No. 3 maintains its grip on the country. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reports that a high-pressure system is intensifying trade winds across Central America and the Caribbean, exacerbating the already challenging weather conditions. As of Tuesday, the National […]

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen was recently spotted in Costa Rica with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente, as reported by The Daily Mail. The couple was seen holding hands and walking along the beach in a series of images, seemingly unbothered by the presence of paparazzi. Bündchen, 43, and Valente, 35, a jiu-jitsu […]

After 25 years of residency in Costa Rica, I became a temporary tourist. My cedula expired, and the caja and I are a couple million colones apart on what they say I owe. To keep my U.S. passport up to date and my status in the country legal, I made […]

Costa Rica’s public and private sectors have come under siege from a wave of cyberattacks, with authorities scrambling to address the threats. The most recent victim is the General Directorate of Migration (DGME), whose website has been disabled for 72 hours following a targeted attack. Despite the disruption, the DGME […]

A dramatic rescue operation ended in relief Thursday when authorities found a woman who had ventured into a restricted zone of Costa Rica’s treacherous Poás Volcano National Park. The Costa Rican Red Cross and SINAC worked together to locate and rescue her unharmed.”We’d like to remind you that restricted areas […]

Tamales are serious business come Christmas in Costa Rica. Unwrapping the steamed banana-leaf covering of a Costa Rican-style tamal is like opening a present. But considering the estimated 196 million pairs of tamales eaten during December — three tamales per Tico per day, according to a study by the University of […]

The Peace Corps recruiter visited our advanced entomology course at Michigan State University in the Fall of 1983. He was young, nervous, but gave a good talk about his recent service in Mali, complete with plenty of photographs. His presentation caught my attention. The fact that anyone would even focus […]