Sources: TicoTimes
Costa Rican security minister Jorge Torres says that a search is underway for a plane carrying five German citizens and a Swiss pilot, which disappeared near the city of Limón. Among the passengers on board is Rainer Schaller, CEO of McFit. 2022-10-22
Voters in Costa Rica head to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election. 2022-04-3
Nicaragua recalls its ambassadors to Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia for "consultations" after those countries recalled their ambassadors to Nicaragua over a crackdown on the opposition in Nicaragua. 2021-08-9
Costa Rica reopens for traveling for Americans in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. 2020-08-20
Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage. 2020-05-26
South Korea signs free trade agreements with the Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to eliminate duties on about 95% of traded goods and services. 2018-02-21
Costa Rica declares a national emergency as Hurricane Otto prepares to make landfall after killing at least three people in Panama. 2016-11-24
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake 87 miles west of the Costa Rican capital of San José triggers a tsunami alert for the coastlines of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. 2012-09-5
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador with tsunami warnings in place for Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico. 2012-08-26