Report finds US policy shifts threaten migrant and refugee protection in Costa Rica

Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. …

Costa Rica among the countries with the lowest fertility rate in the world in 2024

QCOSTARICA — In 2024, Costa Rica had one of the lowest total fertility rates in the world, according to Statista data published in April. According to the online statistics portal, Costa Rica reported a fertility rate of just 1.43 children per woman, …

New Costa Rica specialist seeks agents' help as it targets 'unique' niche

Cecropia Travel was founded by Jack Emery, who previously managed a turtle rescue centre in Costa Rica. It is named after a group of trees found in the Central American country – the favourite food of one of its most famous inhabitants, the sloth.   Emery …

Watch: Cat caught smuggling drugs into Costa Rica prison

Officers at Pococi Penitentiary in Costa Rica have caught a cat carrying two packages of drugs attached to its body. According to a statement on Facebook from the country's Ministry of Justice, guards spotted the animal in a green area of the prison on …

Cat caught smuggling drugs into prison in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Sets Record For Organ Donation: 130% More Cadaveric Donors In 2025

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) Costa Rica is experiencing an unprecedented moment in its national donation and transplant system, thanks to the strengthening of processes for identifying and coordinating deceased donors, the supportive commitment of families, …

Birdwatching Towers Will Serve To Boost Tourism And Economies Of Coto Brus And Buenos Aires In Costa Rica

(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) This past Wednesday, May 14, two birdwatching towers were officially inaugurated: one in Santa María de Pittier in Coto Brus and the second in Biolley in Buenos Aires. Both are located in the southern part of the country. These …

CALL THE PAW-LICE: Cat used in attempt to smuggle drugs into Costa Rican prison

It was almost the purr-fect crime.Article content Authorities in Costa Rica said a cat was caught attempting to enter a prison with drugs attached to its body earlier this month in a creative drug-smuggling attempt to evade jail guards. The country’s …

Narco Cat Caught On Camera! Feline Used To Smuggle Drugs Like Marijuana, Cocaine In Costa Rica

Costa Rica is infamous for using narco cats and kittens to smuggle drugs. In a recent case, authorities caught a feline wrapped with intoxicating materials around its body. Prison guards at the Pococí Penitentiary in Costa Rica noticed something unusual …

7 out of 10 Costa Ricans are overweight

QCOSTARICA — Seven out of ten people in Costa Rica are overweight, and 34% of school-aged children are overweight or at risk of obesity. Faced with this alarming reality, the country will hold the First National Congress on Obesity and Overweight: “A …