Costa Rica, along with Ecuador, Uruguay, and Panama, has recognized Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela's recent presidential elections, despite the National Electoral Council's announcement that Nicolás Maduro won

Costa Rica will implement regulations on deforestation-free products, aligning the productive sector with the EU Green Deal and developing sustainable strategies to comply with EUDR requirements, effective from December 2025

An international group of surfing missionaries arrived in Costa Rica, connecting the spiritual allure of surfing with faith, as they share their message with surfers seeking both the perfect wave and deeper meaning

A bill was proposed to congress that would allow controlled hunting of crocodiles and caimans to address public safety concerns in areas with frequent human-crocodile interactions

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