Cancer Fighting Costa Rican Sloths Featured in The New York Times
Sloths. We love them in Costa Rica. They are the spokes-animals for many tourist campaigns, and their adorable faces adorn t-shirts, mugs, change purses, and other souvenir/tourist objects visitors to...
View ArticleAmerican Expat Dies While in a Immigration Detention Jail in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Immigration Police (Policia Profesional de Migracion) reported the death of an American by the last name of Hall, on Saturday, allegedly by suicide, while in custody for being out of status...
View ArticleHow Illegal Immigration to the USA Affects Costa Rican Immigration Policies
“What bloody business has the USA to do with the Costa Rican immigration policies on border crossings?” – Posted reaction to a recent article published in TCRS (The Costa Rica Star) The answer: Plenty....
View ArticleFraudulent American Charged With Illegal Gambling Business in Costa Rica
The U.S. Attorney’s office of Chicago has charged an American with conducting an illegal sports gambling operation based in Costa Rica, according to a 14-count indictment returned in U.S. District...
View ArticleThree Americans on Vacation in Costa Rica Killed by Drunk Driver
Early Saturday morning, three American tourists and their Costa Rican van driver were killed in a head- on vehicular crash near La Cruz, Guanacaste. They were traveling in a minivan, when they were hit...
View ArticleKim Kardashians Daughter has a Country Crush on Costa Rica
Costa Rica (Rich Coast), has become a favorite playground for rich and famous Americans, i.e. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Gisele Bundchen, Mel Gibson, Usher, Leonardo DiCaprio, and many other celebrity...
View ArticleCosta Rican President Carlos Alvarado Named one of Time’s 100 Most...
Congratulations to Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada for his recent nomination to TIME Magazine’s 100 NEXT for his “great ambition in tackling climate change.” This honor comes on the heels...
View ArticleSurprise Ending for Two Americans Arrested on Thanksgiving at SJO Airport in...
On Thanksgiving, two American citizens were detained at Juan Santamaria Airport under suspicion of money laundering. Their names are Collin Andrew Skees (25) and Benjamin Edward Howze (41). They were...
View ArticleMembers of Carbon Nation Cult Thrown out of Costa Rica/Nicaragua and Panama
A small religious cult calling themselves “Carbon Nation” have now been thrown out of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and on December 5th, out of Panama, for endangering and threatening the national security of...
View ArticleThe US Continues to Support Costa Rica’s Fight Against Drug Trafficking
The United States continues to offer its support to Costa Rica in its fight against drug trafficking and transnational crimes. For the first time in history, Costa Rica purchased a Maritime Patrol...
View ArticleTrump Ordered Airstrike that Killed Qasem Soleimani Head of Iran’s elite Quds...
The Pentagon confirmed the airstrike perpetrated at Baghdad International Airport this January 2nd and which killed General Qasam Soleimani, key Irani military commander of the Islamic Revolutionary...
View ArticleUS Embassy Consular Outreach Event in Golfito Costa Rica
The US Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica announced the upcoming Consular event – routine services for U.S. citizens in Golfito. The embassy’s Consular staff will be on hand to provide several services in...
View ArticleCentral American Ferry (Costa Rica-El Salvador) Could Be A Reality in Six Months
The announcement of the possibility of Central American Ferry between Costa Rica and El Salvador was made since 2018 as an alternative route for exports and imports between the ports of La Union in El...
View ArticleThe Costa Rica Vacation Scam: $5000 Ice Cream
Costa Rica recently was reclassified from a Level 1 country (Take normal security precautions), to a Level 2 country (Take greater security precautions), for the year 2020. Other Level 2 countries...
View ArticleCosta Rica has Managed to Seize Historic Amounts of Drugs
As a result of the joint patrolling operations with the United States,Costa Rica has managed to seize historic amounts of drugs in the past two years that sum over 81 tons of cocaine and marijuana. The...
View ArticleKobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash
The sports world mourns the death of NBA legend, Kobe Bryant, age 41 who died in a helicopter crash that occurred the morning of this Sunday, January 26, 2020 in California, USA. According to the TMZ...
View ArticleAccused Murderer of American Tourist in Costa Rica Carla Stefaniak Confessed
The first witness to testify on Monday, January 27th, at the murder trial of Bismark Espinoza Martinez, accused killer of Venezuelan/American tourist Carla Stefaniak, was the cleaning lady at the hotel...
View ArticleUPDATED: Coronavirus That Killed 427 Puts Costa Rican Health Authorities on...
UPDATED: Feb/4/2020 The cases of deaths due to coronavirus in China have reached 427, while the Center for Disease Control, (CDC) has confirmed 11 US cases, 12 Cases in Australia and 4 Cases in Canada....
View ArticleHealth Alert – U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica
Location: Costa Rica Event: Update on COVID 19 Situation in Costa Rica The Costa Rican Ministry of Health confirmed 87 cases of COVID-19 in Costa Rica. The government of Costa Rica has implemented...
View ArticleFive Important Questions About Coronavirus COVID-19
Where did the coronavirus come from? The origin of the virus which has caused the current global pandemic remains elusive. Bats are considered the most likely source of the virus, but some researchers...
View ArticleCrazy Ways People try to Prevent or Treat Coronavirus COVID-19
As of April 4, Costa Rica has had 435 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19, 25 still in the hospital, and 13 who have recovered and gone home. People have gone cuckoo, wondering when or if there...
View ArticleWhy Costa Rica is the Undisputed Best Place for Expats to Live in Latin America
By Laura Gutierrez of Immigration Help Costa Rica Over the past ten years, there have been many exchanges between myself and clients or would-be clients about the advantages of living in Costa Rica vs...
View ArticleImportant Notice Regarding the Repatriation Flight to the United States From...
Location: Costa Rica Press Release — Level 4: Do Not Travel The U.S. Embassy in San Jose and the U.S. State Department have coordinated with United Airlines to offer a commercial flight from Juan...
View ArticleCorona Beer Forced to Stop Production by the Mexican Government
Corona-virus….no pun intended Grupo Modelo, the company that makes the popular Corona beer (Mexican), announced via Twitter on April 3 that they were suspending marketing and manufacture of their...
View ArticleWho Killed Don Lewis: How Carole Baskin From Tiger King is Connected to...
In this challenging time of people having to hunker down in their homes due to the novel coronavirus, Netflix has served up a delightfully weird true story of Joe Exotic a outrageously flaboyant big...
View ArticleVIDEO: Costa Rican Woman Barely Survives Carjacking and Assault in Georgia
Carolina Vargas, a Costa Rican who has worked as an Uber driver in Tennessee for a pair of years, barely survived an assault from an Uber client. Vargas (26) drives a black 2011 Ford Explorer, yet was...
View ArticleUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Situation of Covid-19 in Nicaragua
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, expressed during a press conference this Wednesday, his concern about the situation of Covid-19 in Nicaragua and particularly how this country has...
View ArticleCosta Rican Journalist Wins Prestigious Pulitzer Prize for “This American Life”
Costa Rican Nadia Reiman has won the first ever Pulitzer Prize given for audio journalism for her ground-breaking ‘’The Out Crowd” episode of the radio show “This American Life”. Her work was described...
View ArticleExpat Arrested in Costa Rica for Identity Theft
Costa Rica’s Immigration Police (Policia Profesional de Migracion, PPM) have arrested a Swiss citizen by the name of Heinz Augsburguer for swindle and other nonviolent crimes – all while using the...
View ArticleHow Will the Rioting and Protest in the USA Affect Tourism in Costa Rica
This past week’s escalating violence across the USA from “sea to shining sea” will be the last straw for thousands, perhaps millions of retirees and affluent singles and families sick and tired of the...
View ArticleCanadian Ambassador to Costa Rica Falls off a Cliff
Canada Ambassador to Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, James K. Hill slipped and fell of a 13 ft. cliff while hiking through the trails at a tourist center in Rio Cuarto, Alajuela, Costa Rica. The...
View ArticleCosta Rica Struggles With Outbreak of 86 new COVID Cases Around the...
During the daily press conference carried out by the health authorities in Costa Rica this Wednesday, June 10, they confirmed 86 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, this is the highest number...
View ArticleThe Mask vs Shield Debate in Costa Rica: Which One Works Better
In Costa Rica, businesses that require face coverings for entry allow either a mask or a shield – “mascarilla” or “careta”, in Spanish. Which one is better protection for you and others? Most experts...
View ArticleFirst Confirmed Cased of COVID-19 Re-Infection in the World
Doctors and patients have been wondering for months if it was possible to contract the coronavirus twice. We now know the answer is – YES. A 33-year old man, young and healthy, was re-infected with the...
View ArticleCatastrophic 4 Month Layover for American at Liberia Airport in Costa Rica
Muffadal Saylawa, Founder and CEO of Oro Chocolate, was en route to Chocoa, Europe’s largest sustainable chocolate convention, when disaster struck. He was traveling well-prepared, having bought plane...
View ArticleUS Embassy Message in Costa Rica for U.S. Citizens – Don’t Let the Elections...
The US Embassy in Costa Rica has the following message for US Citizens in Costa Rica that wish to submit their vote for the upcoming elections in the USA: If you plan to vote in the November 2020...
View ArticleNosotros Tico Tequila, Ole!
Costa Rican native Carlos Soto went off to college at age 18 to attend California’s Loyola Marymount University. Now he’s the CEO of his own company, and it’s all because he acquired a taste for...
View ArticleCrazy Jungle Love: Who Stole 16 Million Dollars of Ann Benders Jewels in...
On January 8, 2010, the Red Cross received an emergency call for a dead American in Florida de Baru. The ambulance driver who was first on the scene described walking into John Bender’s bedroom and...
View ArticlePresident Biden Invited 40 World Leaders to Summit on Climate, Costa Rica...
On March 26, U.S. President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate he will be hosting on April 22 and 23, the White House informed; this is the first action taken by Biden...
View ArticlePanama: The new Nightmare Border run for Expats in Costa Rica
By Laura Gutierrez of Immigration Help Costa Rica In response to some emails requesting clarification to my previous article, the following is a brief synopsis regarding visa expiries, the validity of...
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