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Karol G Adds Second Costa Rica Concert After High Demand

Colombian star Karol G has added a second concert in Costa Rica after tickets for her first National Stadium show sold out within hours. The new date is scheduled for Saturday, November 28, 2026, at the National Stadium in San José. It will follow her first show on Friday, November 27, which was the original Costa Rica stop on her Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour. Tickets for the second concert went on sale yesterday at 5 p.m. through eticket.cr. The first sales phase is reserved for BAC Mastercard holders using debit or credit cards issued in Costa Rica. Once that block of tickets sells out, general sales will open to the public. The second date was announced after strong demand for the first concert, which went on sale earlier Monday at 10 a.m. By the afternoon, the original November 27 show no longer had availability. Ticket prices range from ¢33,400 for South Bleachers to ¢170,700 for the 200 Copas Pits 1 and 2 sections. Other options include Lawn at ¢39,500, East and ...
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Coral Conservation Effort Begins on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast is moving into the center of a new community-led coral conservation effort, with a workshop aimed at training local residents to monitor and protect reef ecosystems in Talamanca. The free program combines virtual sessions during May with field work at sea between late May and June. More than 150 people from different parts of the country registered for the workshop, but organizers are giving priority to residents of the southern Caribbean for the practical monitoring sessions. The goal is to build a local network of environmental observers who can track reef conditions over time. Participants will learn the basics of reef ecology, how to identify coral species found in the region, and how to document changes in reef health. The training includes species such as Acropora palmata , Montastraea , and Porites spp. , along with protocols for recording coral bleaching and other environmental threats. The initiative comes as reefs in the sout...
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Costa Rica Could Open Embassy in Jerusalem After Herzog Meeting

President Laura Fernández Delgado has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that she wants to upgrade Costa Rica’s diplomatic representation in Jerusalem to a full embassy, a move that would mark a sharp foreign-policy signal in the opening days of her administration. The meeting took place shortly after Fernández’s May 8 inauguration in San José and was her first official meeting as president. Israel’s diplomatic mission said the two leaders discussed expanding cooperation and trade between Costa Rica and Israel, and that Fernández expressed willingness to raise Costa Rica’s representation in Jerusalem to embassy level. Herzog attended the inauguration as part of an official visit to Central America. The ceremony brought foreign delegations from 71 countries, including representatives from Israel, the United States, Spain, Panama, Ecuador and El Salvador. The proposal would reopen a sensitive chapter in Costa Rica’s diplomatic history. Costa Rica maintained its embassy in ...
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Costa Rica to Host 2026 Latin American Karting Championship

Costa Rica will host the 2026 Latin American Karting Championship this weekend, bringing one of the region’s largest karting events to the P1 Speedway circuit beside Parque Diversiones in San José. The championship is scheduled for May 15 to 17 and is expected to draw more than 200 drivers from Costa Rica and abroad. Organizers say the event will set a new participation mark for karting in the country, with 13 categories ranging from youth divisions to high-performance classes. The event comes as Costa Rican motorsport continues to grow its presence in regional competition. For local drivers, the championship offers a rare chance to compete against international fields without leaving the country. It also gives fans in the Central Valley a chance to see a larger and deeper karting lineup than Costa Rica usually hosts. One of the biggest signs of that growth is the size of the grids. For the first time, one of the event’s categories is expected to exceed 36 karts, which will re...
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Costa Rica Mushroom Tourism Returns With Ruta Micológica 2026

Costa Rica’s rainy season is bringing back one of our country’s more unusual nature tourism offerings, as Ruta Micológica Costa Rica 2026 prepares to take visitors into forests, reserves and rural communities to learn about fungi in the wild. The fifth edition of the Ruta Micológica will run from May through November, with activities planned in Cerro de la Muerte, Monteverde, Cerros de Escazú, Esparza, Dota and Heredia. The project is organized by Oropopo Experience and Funga Conservation and focuses on guided mushroom walks, citizen science, environmental education and conservation of wild fungi. The route comes at a slower time for traditional tourism, but an active one for fungi. During the rainy months, mushrooms are easier to find in many ecosystems, making the season a good fit for walks, field identification and photography. The activities are designed for small groups and for participants ages 12 and older, with different levels of physical difficulty depending on the ...
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Costa Rica Confirms Sixth Chikungunya Case of 2026

Costa Rica has confirmed its sixth chikungunya case of the year, this time involving a 53-year-old woman from Alajuelita who recently traveled to Nicaragua. The case was first detected at a Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social health facility and later confirmed by the Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, known as Inciensa. After the epidemiological review, health authorities classified the infection as a likely imported case. The new report brings Costa Rica’s 2026 chikungunya total to six confirmed cases. The previous five were detected in Esparza, where two cases were reported, along with separate cases in Guanacaste, Heredia, and Tibás. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the same mosquitoes that can spread dengue and Zika. The disease is known for sudden fever and strong joint pain, often with swelling, headache, nausea, fatigue, rash, and general body discomfort. The...
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Costa Rica Art City Tour Returns to San José With Chepe Bajo la Lluvia

The Art City Tour (ACT) will continue its 2026 season with the event “Chepe bajo la lluvia” (“San José in the Rain”), an initiative aimed at bringing the public closer to San José’s art and urban culture during the rainy season. The event will take place on May 14 starting at 5:00 p.m. and will bring together 14 cultural venues distributed across three circuits: the Costa Rican Tourism Institute’s (ICT) “Redescubrí San José” (“Rediscover San José”) Route, the INS Group Route, and the Escalante Route. The event will include activities such as swing criollo (Costa Rican swing dance), audiovisual improvisation, immersive experiences, exhibitions, tastings, guided tours, talks, and fairs. The organizers announced that participation is free but requires prior registration. The registration link will be available starting Sunday, May 10, at noon on the official Chepe bajo la lluvia website . A total of 3,000 spots will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, ...
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