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Your Daily Costa Rica News, Blog & Opinion
Thursday, January 29, 2026
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#2026 Elections
Fine for not voting in Costa Rica?
RICO's Q — With the national election only days away, a question is popping up everywhere—from social media...
#2026 Elections
OAS observer mission arrives in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, January 29, the Justices of...
Nicaragua
Ortega’s Attorney General’s Office sentences Bayardo Arce for “money laundering”
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Health
OIJ investigates third death linked to cosmetic surgery
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#2026 Elections
OAS observer mission arrives in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — On Tuesday, January 29, the Justices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) received...
#2026 Elections
Fine for not voting in Costa Rica?
RICO's Q — With the national election only days away, a question is popping up everywhere—from...
Nicaragua
Ortega’s Attorney General’s Office sentences Bayardo Arce for “money laundering”
Q24N — The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo tried and convicted its longtime ally...
#Insecurity
Nicaraguans make up 75% of foreign homicide victims in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — Nicaraguan migrants topped the list of foreign homicide victims in Costa Rica during...
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Neither Costa Rica nor Latin America will benefit from a tax on multinationals and great wealth
Q COSTARICA — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently announced an agreement among...
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OIJ investigates third death linked to cosmetic surgery
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#2026 Elections
Hospitalized patients will be allowed to leave to vote
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66% of vehicles still need their January vehicular inspection
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Q COSTARICA — Journalist Emiliano Chamorro asserted on his social media account that representatives of the...
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The ‘Donroe doctrine’ jeopardizes two decades of...
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Latin America
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Q COSTARICA — The U.S. government has stopped processing citizenship...
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Nicaragua
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Inaugural arrival of Virgin Voyages reinforces Costa Rica’s position as a high-value cruise destination
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica marks a new milestone in its positioning as a high-value tourist...
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New Guanacaste Airport terminal to be developed by a company linked to Bill Gates
Q COSTARICA — The Guanacaste Airport (LIR) is getting a...
The Second Column
Porter Airlines will maintain year-round flights from Toronto to Guanacaste
Q COSTARICA — Guanacaste Airport (LIR) announced that Porter Airlines...
The Second Column
Costa Rica is awarded as the best health and wellness destination
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Travel
Costa Rica inaugurates direct Westjet flight from Vancouver to Guanacaste
Q COSTARICA -- Guanacaste Airport, in Liberia (LIR), celebrated the...
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New Routes from the U.S. and Canada at the Guanacaste Airport
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Business & Economy
Neither Costa Rica nor Latin America will benefit from a tax on multinationals and great wealth
Costa Rica’s economy is projected to grow by 3.6% in 2026
New fuel prices in effect today
Costa Rica specialty coffee delighted new palates at a major global fair held in Dubai
Costa Rica attracts new medical device company; Mozarc Medical announces plant in Cartago
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OAS observer mission arrives in Costa Rica
Nicaraguans make up 75% of foreign homicide victims in Costa Rica
OIJ investigates third death linked to cosmetic surgery
Hospitalized patients will be allowed to leave to vote
66% of vehicles still need their January vehicular inspection
Politics
Could Trump interfere in the Costa Rican elections?
Laura Fernández faces “fierce attacks” in TSE debate
Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez increasingly seen as a puppet of President Rodrigo Chaves
Chaves: Maduro was never a legitimate president
Claudia Dobles to Laura Fernández: “Those who run from debate today will run from problems tomorrow”
Health
OIJ investigates third death linked to cosmetic surgery
Health Alert: Listeria monocytogenes detected in “Pollo Rey” cooked chicken nuggets
Digital prescriptions for antibiotics now mandatory
Imported case of yellow fever confirmed in Costa Rica
Costa Rica faces a silent mental health crisis
Tech
iOS 11 Is Coming. New Features Rock!
Costa Rica’s bureaucracy holding up implementation of 5G
Google Wants Revenge Porn Dead
Keeping Other People Off Your Home Wi-Fi Network
Historical! Costa Rican technology will travel to space in November
Sports
¡La extraña epidemia de “futbolitis” de La Sele!
La Sele’s bizarre epidemic of “futbolitis”!
“An infamous disgrace what’s happening in Costa Rica,” of la Sele’s performance against Haiti
Costa Rica’s win against Nicaragua keeps World Cup qualifying hopes alive
More than ever. Costa Rica MUST win today!
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