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Costa Rica Surf Film Festival Honors ‘Pura Vida Bodysurfing’ with Top Audience Award
Tico Times
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June 27, 2025
Pura Vida Bodysurfing is an award-winning short film that strips surfing back to its essence—riding waves without a surfboard. Filmed across Costa Rica’s legendary coastlines, from the thundering barrels of Puerto Viejo to the famously long lefts...
Electric Air Taxis From Brazil Set to Transform Costa Rica’s Tourism Travel
The Rio Times
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June 30, 2025
Eve Air Mobility, a company started by Embraer, has agreed to work with Aerosolutions and Bluenest by Globalvia to bring up to 50 electric air taxis to Costa Rica. This deal, announced on June 30, 2025, focuses on making travel easier for tourists...
EVE Air Mobility signs major eVTOL deal in Costa Rica
AeroTime News
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June 30, 2025
EVE Air Mobility, Embraer’s eVTOL arm, has announced a tri-partite agreement with advanced air mobility operator Aerosolutions and Bluenest, a subsidiary of Spanish infrastructure management firm Globalvia, to develop eVTOL operations in Costa...
Costa Rica’s Piangua Mollusk Threatened by Pineapple Farm Runoff
Tico Times
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June 26, 2025
Costa Rica’s Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland, a 33,000-hectare haven of mangroves and rivers, is under siege from an unlikely source: pineapple farms. A study by natural resource management specialist Soledad Castro found 16 chemical compounds,...
Costa Rica finally joins the U.S. Global Entry program
Q Costa Rica
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June 26, 2025
Q COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, Costa Rica finally entered the United States’ Global Entry program, which expedites the entry of travelers. The announcement was made by Kristi Noem, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, after meeting with...
Eve targets potential air taxi operations in Costa Rica
FlightGlobal
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US air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has secured a letter of intent that calls for the potential delivery of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to a start-up operator in Costa Rica. Eve disclosed on 30 June the...
The 7 Easiest Countries to Make Friends as a Tourist (And 3 Where You’ll Feel Invisible)
Travelbinger
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July 7, 2025
Let’s talk about the one of the hardest things about travel, and that is loneliness. Traveling with a family, a friend, or a spouse makes travel so much better because you share the adventures and stories together. If this is a solo trip, then it...
Costa Rica and U.S. Strengthen Border Scans and Biometric Cooperation
Tico Times
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June 26, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met Wednesday with Honduran President Xiomara Castro to discuss security and migration, following her offer in Costa Rica to help control the entry of travelers and goods into the country. The...
‘BIP’ Hannah Brown Reacts To Justin Glaze & Susie Evans Drama
TV Shows Ace
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July 15, 2025
When Susie Evans arrived in Costa Rica for BIP, viewers knew it was going to be good. But no one – not even Hannah Brown – expected so much drama between the former couple. Justin Glaze & Susie Evans Create Chaos On BIP Justin Glaze was among the...
Fishing, Wildlife, and History in Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado
Tico Times
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June 29, 2025
Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado is a magical and charming town. It’s one of the country’s hidden gems, best known for its world-class sport fishing, rich biodiversity, and deep cultural roots. Once a thriving village built on the backs of the...
Canada’s Winter Just Got Warmer: Costa Rica Plants “Pura Vida” Flag at Montreal’s MURAL Festival
The Costa Rican Times
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June 29, 2025
Montreal, June 2025 — The cold streets of Montreal just got a tropical makeover as Costa Rica rolled out its vibrant debut at the 13th annual MURAL Festival. In a bold bid to capture the hearts—and passports—of Canadian travelers, the Tourism...
Costa Rica’s Rare Birds at Risk as Human Activity Threatens Extinction
Tico Times
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June 25, 2025
Costa Rica’s bare-necked umbrellabird, a striking black bird with a red throat pouch and crest, is in trouble. A new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution warns it’s among 500 bird species worldwide that could vanish within a century, driven by...
Trinidad and Tobago men finish 8th at NORCECA Under-21 Beach Volleyball Championships
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott An Hour Ago TT's Jerome Morrison tries to earn a point at the net during the NORCECA Under-21 Beach Volleyball Championship qualifiers at Juan Dolio beach in Dominican Republic. - Photo courtesy Norceca The Trinidad and...
De Boulet eyes Costa Rican International
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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WALTER ALIBEY Senior Multimedia Reporter walter.alibey@guardian.co.tt Chequeda De Boulet is eyeing a return to the Costa Rican International Badminton Tournament in September. Her last stint there last year ended in a...
My favorite travel souvenirs are always edible
Odessa American - Texas
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July 7, 2025
Looking for the perfect vacation souvenir? Favorite ingredients, new flavors and inspiring recipes make travel unforgettable. Photo credit: Pexels By Kristen Wood Taking home a magnet, T-shirt or postcard can bring back fond memories of a...
Stunning Scottish beach that’s like a ‘tropical untouched paradise’ named among best in the world
The Sun
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July 7, 2025
A SCOTTISH beach has been crowned as one of the best in the world, new research reveals. West Beach, in the Outer Hebrides, makes the top 25, alongside breathtaking locations including Australia's The Pass and Ao Maya in Thailand. 7 West Beach in...
Prisma Dental in Costa Rica Keeps Customers Happy and Smiling
Tico Times
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June 29, 2025
I am 81 years old and have had teeth removed, bridges, and cavities fixed several times to sustain my ability to eat and function. Finally, major surgery was determined to be required because my bottom teeth were severely ground to 50% of original...
Indigenous Youth Complete 310-Mile Klamath River Journey
Underscore - Oregon
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July 16, 2025
Over a hundred family and community members gathered on the sand spit shore below Requa Village on the Yurok Reservation, where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean, to welcome 120 Indigenous youth kayakers over that last 30 days, making...
Costa Rica’s San Lucas Island Sees Kilos of Trash Removed in Cleanup
Tico Times
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June 23, 2025
Twenty-five volunteers hauled 381 kilos of trash—mostly plastic bottles and tires—off Cocos Beach on Costa Rica’s San Lucas Island. The cleanup, set in the Gulf of Nicoya, shines a light on our country’s growing plastic pollution problem, with...
Pura Vida in a Large Mural: Costa Rica Bets On Urban Art in Montreal to Attract Tourists
Costa Rica News
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June 27, 2025
A large-format mural created by Costa Rican artist Sebastián Ayala captured the attention of thousands of passersby in Montreal, Canada, as part of the renowned The Mural Festival 2025. This is the first time Costa Rica has participated in this...