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The Latest Breaking News from Costa Rica

Moment cat caught smuggling Class A drugs into Costa Rican prison

Police officers have caught a cat carrying hard drugs into a prison in Costa Rica.

The Independent UK

Drug-Smuggling Cat? Feline Busted Sneaking Narcotics into Costa Rica Prison

Prison guards at Costa Rica's Pococí Penitentiary found a cat with marijuana and heroin attached to their body.

Latin Times

Retire in Costa Rica for Expat Heaven

When you retire in Costa Rica, you get natural beauty, ease of relocation and affordability. Will you become a part of its thriving expat community?

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Asylum-seekers still arrive at the US border, but what will happen to them?

Asylum-seekers from around the world face new challenges at the U.S. border

The Independent UK

Danish ships involved in transatlantic slave trade uncovered off Costa Rica

Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus sank over 300 years ago

The Independent UK

'Pirate' shipwrecks that sank in 1710 off Costa Rica are actually remains of Danish slave ships

Two shipwrecks off Costa Rica were long thought to be the remains of pirate ships, but new analyses reveal that they were actually Danish ships that took part in the transatlantic slave trade.

LiveScience

Another Country Embraces El Salvador's Hardline Approach To Crime With New Mega-Prison

Costa Rica plans to expand its maximum-security capacity from 80 to 1,000 inmates and begin construction of a $35 million prison inspired by El Salvador's model.

Latin Times

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State Department Is Offering a $500,000 Reward For 'Diablo,' Costa Rica's Most-Wanted Fugitive

The DEA and the State Department announced a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Alejandro "Diablo" Arias-Monge, Costa Rica's most wanted fugitive

Latin Times

Gisele Bündchen Slammed After She’s Caught Meeting Up With Ivanka Trump In Costa Rica

"Unfollowed and canceled."

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Costa Rica will give migrants deported from the US permits to stay in the country for 3 months

Costa Rica says it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months

The Independent UK

Ivanka Trump and sister-in-law Karlie Kloss enjoy family vacation amid feud speculation

The two were pictured on vacation in Costa Rica with their husbands, Jared and Joshua Kushner

The Independent UK

Legal group sues Costa Rica alleging the rights of 81 children deported by Trump were violated

A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of migrant children

The Independent UK

Where Should the Next Season of The White Lotus Be Filmed? I've Done the Research and Have Narrowed Down the Options

Now that the third season has wrapped, the anticipation of what's in store for the next season begins... and more importantly, its location

Livingetc

Best Places for LGBTQ People to Retire Abroad

LGBTQ people can safely retire abroad, but they must know a country’s laws and level of support — going beyond the usual retirement considerations.

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The Independent UK

Mystery of strange unscathed meteorite that crashed onto Costa Rica forest finally unravelled

Parent rock likely came from a larger space rock low in the asteroid belt, researchers say

The Independent UK

British BMX star Kieran Reilly out to give Newcastle another title to celebrate

The Olympic silver medallist missed the Magpies’ Carabao Cup triumph as he was training in Costa Rica.

The Independent UK

Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence

Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused by its powerful street gangs

The Independent UK

How dreamy ‘cloud forests’ make this central American country an ideal alternative to Costa Rica

For a captivating adventure brimming with biodiversity, misty cloud forests and indigenous personality, Steph Dyson recommends looking beyond the familiar to uncover some lesser-visited treasures.

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Space

How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America

A fall of rare meteorites in Costa Rica has revealed new details about a similar space rock that fell in Australia 50 years earlier.

Euronews

Ex-leader of Costa Rica and Nobel laureate Óscar Arias says US revoked his visa

The 84-year-old, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987, recently criticised US President Donald Trump, comparing him to a Roman emperor.

The Independent UK

Ex-Costa Rica president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa

Former Costa Rica President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says the U.S. government’s unexplained cancelation of his visa won’t stop his public criticism

The Independent UK

Ex-Costa Rican president says U.S. revoked his visa after he criticized Trump

‘If someone wants to punish me in the hopes of silencing me, that isn’t going to work,’ said Oscar Arias

Latin Times

Nobel Prize Winner Says US Revoked His Visa Weeks After He Said Trump 'Behaves Like a Roman Emperor'

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez said the United States revoked his visa without explanation.

International Business Times UK

Costa Rican Authorities Announce Brett Gardner's Son May Have Died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Costa Rican authorities believe 14-year-old Miller Gardner, son of Yankees star Brett Gardner, may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on a family holiday.

International Business Times UK

Mystery Death of Brett Gardner's Son Sparks Wave of Hotel Cancellations in Costa Rica

The unexplained death of Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son at a Costa Rican resort has reportedly led to a wave of hotel cancellations in the Manuel Antonio area.

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