Judasaca: Colombian Artist Reimagines Pop Culture with Tech, Color, and NFTs

Colombian artist Judasaca stands out worldwide reinterpreting pop culture through traditional painting, technology, and NFTs. Credit: Courtesy of Judasaca Colombian artist Juan Salazar, also known as Judasaca, fuses art, NFTs, and technology to...

Heavy Rains in Costa Rica Cause Severe Flooding

Costa Rica faces another tough week as persistent heavy rains pound our country, leading to widespread flooding, landslides, and disrupted lives. This October, the rainy season hits hard, with communities in Guanacaste and the Central Valley...

Costa Rica`s president Rodrigo Chaves limits abortion to life-threatening cases

Diwali is almost here as it set to be celebrated from October 18 to October 23 across five days not only in India but across the world. Indians across the country are going to be celebrating the ‘Festival of Lights’ with a lot of good food,...

Corcovado Wilderness Lodge Is the Sustainable Gateway to Costa Rica’s Most Remote National Park

The town of Sierpe is about a five-hour drive south of San Jose. That’s where you’ll hop on a small boat and cruise down the Sierpe river for about an hour, winding through lush mangrove forests, before the river opens into the ocean. But you’re...

Costa Rican Endemic Parrots In Threat

Endemic parrot of Costa Rica. Photo: Pura Vida Univeristy. October 16, 2025 Hour: 9:08 am The Doñana Biological Station, a Spanish scientific institution, published a study in the journal ‘Diversity & Distributions’ showing that parrot populations...

Costa Rica’s banana industry releases data on traceability and environmental management

The Costa Rican banana industry has released new figures and technical results that support its social and environmental sustainability efforts in a regional context where agricultural production faces increasing regulatory and environmental...

Sea Turtles Rebounding Worldwide as Nests and Habitat are More Protected, Says 2025 NOAA Study

Olive ridley sea turtles nesting on Costa Rican beach – Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Michael Jensen Once hammered by overhunting and habitat loss, sea turtles have persevered with new protections and conservation efforts—and a new study has found...

GET Group revealed as maker of Costa Rica’s national digital ID app

The details of how Costa Rica’s national digital ID will work and the app built by GET Group and Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. (RACSA) that it is based on have emerged. The Identidad Digital Costarricense (IDC) launched in September, and...

Costa Rica Presidential Candidate Fernández Reports Spy Device

Laura Fernández, the presidential candidate for the Pueblo Soberano party, revealed on Tuesday that she discovered a concealed microphone in her personal office, raising alarms about possible political spying ahead of Costa Rica’s elections....

KFC Costa Rica to make history opening three new restaurants in October

Q COSTARICA — October will be a historic month for KFC Costa Rica, as the leading fried chicken chain will reach an unprecedented record by opening three restaurants in a single month. This announcement marks a milestone in its history of...

World Coffee Research’s Innovea Honored As One Of Time Magazine’s Best New Inventions

For 25 years, Time Magazine has been putting out the Time Best Inventions list, an annual collection of 300 new ideas and innovations poised to change the world. The inventions could be anything from a rollercoaster to a sprinkler system to an AI...

Costa Rica confirms first yellow fever case in nearly 70 years

Health officials in Costa Rica have confirmed the country’s first case of yellow fever since the 1950s, News.Az reports, citing foreign media. The Ministry of Health announced the positive diagnosis on Sunday, marking a rare resurgence of the...

Costa Rica Reports First Yellow Fever Case in Nearly 70 Years

San José, Costa Rica – Health officials have confirmed the country’s first case of yellow fever in nearly seven decades. The Ministry of Health announced the positive result on Sunday, marking a rare occurrence for a nation that has been free of...

Costa Rica Reports First Yellow Fever Case in 70 Years

Health officials in Costa Rica have confirmed the country’s first case of yellow fever in almost seven decades. The Ministry of Health announced the positive result on Sunday, marking a rare occurrence for a nation that has remained free of the...

The science behind frog songs

Dr. John Cossel spends a lot of his time in places like Costa Rica listening to the songs of frogs. Frogs are on the decline, sometimes alarmingly, and Dr. Cossel is on a quest to find out why and to find out not only how frogs communicate but...

What Happens When Public Science Gets a Private Engine? A 50-Year Success Story

Public or private? As it gears up to mark its 50th anniversary, SeCan thrives by bridging the two worlds. A half-century ago, a group of public plant breeders and institutions came together to solve a problem: how to get Canadian genetics into...

Coverage of ‘sloth bridges’ in Costa Rica inspires conservation action in Brazil

In January 2022, Mongabay Latam published a story about an unusual conservation effort underway in Costa Rica: the installation of rope bridges that help sloths safely navigate fragmented forests. Later translated into English in February 2022,...

Yellow Fever Arrives in Costa Rica

(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Costa Rican Ministry of Health recently reported a positive case of yellow fever following the results issued by the laboratory of the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teaching in Nutrition and Health. This is a...

Starbucks Honors Costa Rica’s Coffee Roots in October Festivities

Coffee runs deep in our veins, a tradition that started in the 1700s and shapes our country’s economy and culture today. This October, Starbucks taps into that legacy with its Global Coffee Month, rolling out events across our country to spotlight...

Costa Rica Pesticide Use Harms Soil Life, UNA Study Finds

Costa Rica is one of the countries that uses the most agrochemicals, which has a series of negative repercussions in various areas. A recent study revealed that the intensive use of agrochemicals in the horticultural region of Zarcero causes...