Sources: TicoTimes
Venezuela recalls its diplomats in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay after those countries oppose the election results. 2024-07-29
Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado Quesada tests positive for COVID-19. 2022-02-10
Costa Rica mandates that all state workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 despite not specifying a deadline, making it the first Latin American country to impose a vaccination mandate. 2021-09-28
Costa Rica becomes the 38th member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2021-05-25
Costa Rica announces new COVID-19 restrictions on driving and businesses amidst a rise of new cases. 2021-04-29
Four U.S. tourists are killed in Costa Rica after a rafting accident on a swollen river. 2018-10-20
Nicaragua deploys its military to help close its southern border in a dispute with Costa Rica over the passage of Cuban migrants on their way to the United States. Nicaragua’s government said Costa Rica’s decision to grant seven-day transit visas to 1,200 Cuban migrants who entered the country through Panama, “violated national sovereignty”. Nicaraguan troops and riot police fired tear gas at people attempting to enter in what Costa Rica called a "humanitarian crisis". 2015-11-16
Laura Chinchilla is elected President of Costa Rica, the first woman to take the office, following the 2010 general election. 2010-02-7