Costa Rica Bets on Dental Tourism to Draw Higher Spending Visitors

Five dental clinic groups received a new certification this month aimed squarely at foreign patients, the clearest signal yet that Costa Rica intends to compete for a larger share of a market where a single visitor can be worth more than a family of …

Costa Rica Court Targets Illegal Land Use at Playa Dominical

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ordered the Municipality of Osa to do more to remove unapproved businesses and makeshift structures from public beachfront land at Playa Dominical. The court issued the order after receiving a complaint that the local …

New tropical wave threatens Costa Rica: warnings issued about the risk of flooding and heavy rains

Q COSTA RICA — The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN),  has issued a new warning ahead of the imminent arrival of Tropical Wave #34, expected tonight, Thursday, August 20. This new atmospheric disturbance, currently …

Costa Rica Reviews 24 Extradition Requests in Drug Cases

Twenty-four Costa Rican citizens are being held while courts decide whether they should be sent to the United States, Panama or France to face international drug charges. The United States has requested 20 of the suspects. Panama and France have requested …

Scientists discover new family of golden coral off Costa Rica

24 Costa Ricans face extradition requests from the United States, Panama, and France

Q COSTA RICA — A total of 24 Costa Ricans are facing extradition proceedings to the United States, Panama, and France for crimes related to international drug trafficking. This scenario was enabled by the reform of Article 32 of the Political Constitution …

Costa Rica Lawmakers Challenge Sweeping State-Secrecy Order

Opposition lawmakers asked Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber today to immediately suspend a decree that places broad categories of government security information, including budgets and public contracts, under state secrecy. Lawmakers from the National …

Heat Stress: A Priority Occupational Health Challenge in Costa Rica

Heat stress has become a critical challenge for occupational health, workplace safety, and productivity in Costa Rica. Although it is often immediately associated with outdoor labor under direct sunlight, this risk also directly impacts indoor spaces …

Costa Rica Becomes First Central America Country with Marriage Equality

Costa Rica on Tuesday became the first country in Central America to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. Two women became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Costa Rica when they tied the knot in a ceremony that took place in the …

Former Costa Rica Health Minister’s Trial Delayed After Lawyer Leaves Case

The trial of former Health Minister Joselyn Chacón has been postponed until October after a court ruled that her attorney had abandoned the defense and the former official missed two scheduled hearings because of a medical condition. The Tribunal of the …