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Police arrest demonstrators during a protest against the entry of Nicaraguans seeking refuge at a park in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica, 18 August 2018. The protest ended in riots and several people being detained. EPA-EFE/JEFFREY ARGUEDAS

Policy

CALL FOR SENSIBILITY

President Carlos Alvarado's statement came one day after hundreds of Costa Ricans held a protest in…

August 20th, 2018

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Ari Tison is a Costa Rican-American poet based in the U.S. Photo: Courtesy of the author

Books and Authors

'Saints of the Household'

January 24th, 2023

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The Ngäbes are an indigenous people native to Costa Rica and Panama. More than 70 years ago they saw their ancestral territory divided by the border between these two countries.

UN Action in Costa Rica

August 9th, 2022

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Trade exchange between Costa Rica and Ecuador in 2021 reached US$74.6 million, of which US$49.8 million corresponds to Costa Rican exports and US$24.8 million to Ecuadorian exports.

New Free Trade in LATAM

August 9th, 2022

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José Figueres Ferrer Monument, Plaza de la Democracia, San José, Costa Rica

Heritage and History

The Happy Republic

June 30th, 2022

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José María Figueres, former president and current candidate for president of Costa Rican

A second round in Costa Rica

February 7th, 2022

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Imagen representativa de Costa Rica

Elections in Costa Rica

February 4th, 2022

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Giulia Steingruber of Team Switzerland, Oksana Chusovitina of Team Uzbekistan, Luciana Alvarado of Team Costa Rica, Lihie Raz of Team Israel, and Farah Ann Abdul Hadi of Team Malaysia pose for a photo during Women's Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Heritage and History

July 26th, 2021

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Dunia Araya y Alexandra Quiros, primera pareja del mismo sexo en contraer matrimonio en Costa Rica. Photo: AFP

Heritage and History

Costa Rica makes history

May 26th, 2020

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The President-elect Carlos Alvarado participate in the investiture ceremony, in the Plaza de la Democracia, in San Jose, Costa Rica, May 8, 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexander Otárola

WRITER, MUSICIAN, PRESIDENT

May 9th, 2018

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The draw for Russia 2018 was not a good one for Costa Rica. “Los Ticos” share Group E with Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland. But the Costa Ricans face the challenge calmly. They know how to survive a “Death Group”.

Heritage and History

With great hope

December 26th, 2017