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Costa Rica is grappling with severe weather conditions as heavy rains continue to batter various parts of the country, causing widespread flooding, river overflows, and dangerous landslides. The ...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/07/heavy-rains-in-costa-rica-cause-floods-landslides-and-evacuations

As Costa Rica’s high season approaches, starting from late November through April, Juan Santamaría International Airport prepares to welcome thousands of tourists. This period, coinciding with...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/07/costa-ricas-juan-santamaria-airport-gears-up-for-high-season

A recent study revealed that the majority of Costa Ricans do not separate their household solid waste. According to the National University (UNA), 57% of people do not perform this important task...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/07/most-costa-ricans-do-not-separate-household-waste-study-finds

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) has apprehended two suspects—a Lebanese-French man and a Costa Rican woman—linked to threats against the Jewish community and the alle...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/07/costa-rica-arrests-suspects-linked-to-jewish-community-threats

In a search for expat active adult/retirement communities in Costa Rica, the numbers seem to be lacking, especially, any which are similar to what one finds in many of the states that are conside...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/06/jardin-la-torre-an-active-adult-community-in-costa-rica

Did you know that Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas with an official religion? Our national religion–no, it’s not fútbol or bureaucracy–is Catholicism, as defined by Article 7...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/06/costa-ricas-religious-divide-between-catholics-and-evangelicals

Dengue cases continue to rise in Costa Rica, posing a growing public health risk. During the week of October 19-21, 607 new cases of dengue fever were reported, with 149 people requiring medical ...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/06/dengue-fever-crisis-in-costa-rica-cases-reach-record-highs

The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, inaugurated a renovated maximum-security prison this Tuesday after it was reclaimed from the control of gangs that ordered murders and extortions fr...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/06/guatemala-opens-renovated-maximum-security-prison-to-combat-gang-control

Former U.S. President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a closely watched race. The result, confirmed early Wednesday, saw Trump surpass t...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/06/trump-reclaims-white-house-in-2024-election-upse

Thousands of fans have been lining up for hours outside Costa Rica’s National Stadium to see Paul McCartney’s historic concert. Some have even traveled from several countries to watch their i...

https://ticotimes.net/2024/11/05/paul-mccartneys-costa-rica-concert-draws-international-beatles-fans