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Costa Rica and DEA Expand Drug Investigations to Politicians and Business Leaders

Costa Rica and the DEA are expanding drug investigations to target politicians, business leaders and professionals suspected of organized crime ties.

JetBlue First Class Is Coming to Three Costa Rica Routes This Winter

JetBlue's new BlueFirst first class flies Fort Lauderdale to Liberia from Dec. 26 and to San José from Jan. 5. See what the seats, meals and fares include.

Costa Rica Could Lose 24-Hour Tsunami Monitoring Over University Cuts

Costa Rica's tsunami warning center says it will stop 24-hour coastal monitoring on Jan. 1 unless university budget cuts are reversed.

Power Failure Disrupts Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría Airport Control Tower

A power failure disabled critical control tower systems at Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría Airport for nearly an hour before service was restored.

Costa Rica Megaprison to Limit Conjugal Visits to 30 Minutes Every Six Months

Costa Rica moves its first inmates into the 5,100-bed CACCO megaprison on October 26, with conjugal visits cut to 30 minutes every six months on a cement bed.

Uvita Mansion Hid 357 Cocaine Packages and Costa Rica’s First 3D-Printed Rifles

Costa Rican police seized 357 cocaine packages, four 3D-printed rifles and other weapons from a luxury Uvita home after a shootout. Two suspects are in custody.