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San José Airport introduces QR codes to enhance safety for U.S. tourists in Costa Rica
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Fuel Prices
Gas hike in effect today Saturday
Q COSTA RICA — You may not have felt it yet, but you will. Fuel prices...
Fuel Prices
Fill up today if you can: A sharp increase in fuel prices will take effect starting...
Q COSTA RICA — Fuel prices in Costa Rica do not increase on a fixed seasonal...
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McDonald’s Opens Its 81st in Costa Rica
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Fuel Prices
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Gas hike in effect today Saturday
Fill up today if you can: A sharp increase in fuel prices will take effect starting Saturday
McDonald’s Opens Its 81st in Costa Rica
Fuel price hikes approved: Diesel to rise by ¢97, Super by ¢38 and Regular by ¢12
Half of Costa Rican households can’t save as debt and low incomes rake rheir toll
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Gas hike in effect today Saturday
McDonald’s Opens Its 81st in Costa Rica
Fuel price hikes approved: Diesel to rise by ¢97, Super by ¢38 and Regular by ¢12
U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica refutes rumors regarding visa revocations for Costa Rican officials
Half of Costa Rican households can’t save as debt and low incomes rake rheir toll
Politics
Laura Fernández regrets not having attended the meeting with Donald Trump
President Fernández trashes her Colombian counterpart
Pro-government lawmakers rejected a motion for a minute of silence for a Costa Rican who died in U.S.-ICE custody
Laura Fernández: “I’m not going to artificially manipulate the exchange rate”
Political violence in Costa Rica reaches alarming levels
Health
Costa Rica will require a yellow fever vaccination certificate for eight new destinations starting in October
Costa Rica’s Medical Association proposes that private doctors address CCSS waiting lists
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