American Airlines expanding service to Costa Rica
By Visitors to Costa Rica will have additional flight options when the world’s largest airline expands it service to the country. Starting Dec. 18, 2019, American Airlines will offer a second daily flight from its Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) hub to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and another to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR). The flights […]
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Coffee expo showcases ‘vandola,’ the Costa Rican coffee pour-over brewer
ALAJUELA — Over the course of three days, the south side of the City Mall is turning visitors’ attentions to chocolate and coffee. Jacob Spetzler / The Tico Times The Costa Rica Coffee & Chocolate Expo consists of presentations, vendors and a barista competition. The vendors are set up in a triangle — among them […]
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Small plane crashes near supermarket in San José
The Friday-morning commute took an unexpected turn in Pavas, San José when a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane crashed on a road outside a supermarket. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles According to reports shared by the Public Security Ministry (MSP), the plane had taken off from Tobías Bolaños International Airport in Pavas. Its filed destination was […]
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San Carlos defeats reigning champion Herediano, advances to face Saprissa
San Carlos and Saprissa won their respective series and advanced to the final of the second phase of the Costa Rican Clausura Championship. The completed a comeback on home turf at Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Stadium. Facing a 2-0 after the first leg, San Carlos imposed itself with a 4-1 victory to dispatch the reigning national […]
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IPBES issues dire report on climate change: Effects accelerating, impacts measured
Although climate change has not been the main reason for the loss of biodiversity and the deterioration of ecosystems in the last 50 years, it is exacerbating the impacts on nature, and the outlook is not encouraging. “Climate change is not the most important precursor of biodiversity loss if one compares it with the changes […]
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Pic of the Day: Costa Rica in the spotlight as it hosts international meeting on Venezuela
Diplomats from across Latin America and Europe arrived in Costa Rica on Monday for the third meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela. Costa Rica, serving as hosts, inaugurated the event at Casa Amarilla with a short declaration from President Carlos Alvarado. Click here to read more from Monday night’s inauguration. Click Here: Sports […]
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Weekend soccer roundup: Semifinals begin, Ticos traded in MLS
Reigning Costa Rican soccer champion Club Sport Herediano defeated San Carlos, 2-0, in the first leg of the Clausura semifinals on Saturday. Jimmy Marín and José Guillermo Ortiz scored for Herediano as it secured the home win. San Carlos manager Luis Marin lamented a no-call from the referee that would have resulted in a penalty […]
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‘Feria de las Flores’ brings music, food and art to Heredia
The took place over the past week in Heredia at the Campo Ferial de Perla. On display was Heredia’s finest. Stalls representing the area’s best foods lined the inside of the event center, but the true focus of the Feria were demonstrations from typical folklore dance groups. They were made up of people of all […]
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Costa Rican residents sentenced in United States for phone scam
Two Costa Rican residents were sentenced to 20 and 25 years in prison, respectively, for participating in a telemarketing operation that defrauded victims in the United States, the Department of Justice announced in a press release. Andrew Smith, 46, and Christopher Lee Griffin, 45, had been convicted in 2018 for each having committed one count […]
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Life in limbo: The uncertainty of Venezuelans without a valid passport in the U.S.
Nastacha Hernandez’s father died without her being able to say goodbye. Like many Venezuelans in the United States, Hernandez could not renew her passport in the middle of a crisis intensified by the rupture of relations between the two countries. “I feel frustrated, with anger and pain,” said Hernandez, who had not seen her father […]
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