A sexual assault case against a Danish tourist has caused a wave of feminist protests demanding the government to re-educate their population rather than censor women’s clothing, the latter openly presented so far as contrasting measure

A ransomware cyberattack on Costa Rica's state oil refinery RECOPE forced a switch to manual operations, marking the second major government-targeted cyber incident in the past month

Costa Rica is combating coral bleaching in Bahía Ballena with innovative restoration projects, that imply cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, transplanting them to damaged reefs, and educating locals on reef conservation

Costa Rica has temporarily closed a number of national parks and wildlife areas due to severe weather caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, remaining shut until conditions improve for safety