3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (563+ words) Western Union will gradually shrink its operations center in Costa Rica over the next 12 months and shift positions to Guatemala, Lithuania and the Philippines, the company confirmed on Wednesday. Local reports citing sources familiar with the plan say more than…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (397+ words) Costa Rica Explains VAT Refunds for Hotel Stays Abroad The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Explains VAT Refunds for Hotel Stays Abroad Travelers paying for overseas accommodation through certain booking platforms with Costa Rican credit…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (441+ words) Starting Tuesday, a 13% tax will show up on your bill from Booking.com, Expedia, ChatGPT and 17 other digital platforms that were not taxed before. The Finance Ministry announced over the weekend that it had expanded the official register of foreign…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) Costa Rican Geologists Call for Referendum on Crucitas Gold Mining The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rican Geologists Call for Referendum on Crucitas Gold Mining Costa Rica’s professional association of geologists is calling for a referendum…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (391+ words) Costa Rica Expects Major Cruise Tourism Jump in Puntarenas The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Expects Major Cruise Tourism Jump in Puntarenas Costa Rica expects around 150,000 cruise passengers to arrive in Puntarenas during the 2026–2027 season,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Employment in Costa Rica’s free-zone regime fell year over year in July for the first time in seven years, ending a long stretch of job growth in one of the most important economic industries. Free-zone companies employed 200,203 salaried workers in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that it had reached an agreement with El Salvador that could unlock a $140 million loan disbursement, after securing commitments related to Bitcoin. In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (590+ words) Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Limits Car Imports to One Per Year and Taxes Them at Market Value If…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (604+ words) A Forbes travel feature about how a cup of coffee came to cost $60 spends most of its reporting not in a Brooklyn café or at a Panamanian auction, but on a dirt road in the hills southwest of San José,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport,…...