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This Week’s Top Costa Rica News Story
This week mixed big-picture geopolitics with the kinds of local stories people actually plan their days around: a cyber-espionage accusation aimed at Costa Rica’s state power and telecom utility, a major extradition step in a high-profile case, a revived push for a southern-zone airport, and a fresh warning about rip currents after a teen went missing.
Costa Rica Southern Airport Plan Revives Debate Over Growth and Conservation
Costa Rica’s long-running plan to build an international airport in the country’s southern zone is once again moving forward, reviving a project that supporters see as a path to economic growth and critics warn could bring lasting environmental and social damage.
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Costa Rica accuses a China-linked group of cyber espionage
Costa Rica’s government said the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) was hit by a cyber-espionage attack attributed to an actor linked to China, a claim that quickly drew a public rejection from China’s embassy in San José.
U.S. delivers final guarantees to advance extradition
Costa Rican authorities confirmed the United States delivered written sentencing guarantees requested by the courts, clearing a key hurdle in the extradition process for former security minister Celso Gamboa Sánchez and Edwin Danney López Vega
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Coffee producers warn of a “perfect storm” as the dollar drops
Costa Rican coffee growers and ICAFE officials warned that currency strength and weaker international prices are squeezing margins ahead of the 2026–2027 harvest, with producers describing a risk of widespread losses for farms that can’t cover costs.
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Hilton says six new hotels are under development in Costa Rica
The international Hilton chain will expand its operations in Costa Rica with six hotels now under development. The company will also introduce three brands that will open in the country for the first time in the years ahead. The proposal has been circulating since about 2004.
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Missing Teen at Costa Rica Beach Renews Warnings on Rip Currents for Visitors
Rescue teams from the Costa Rican Red Cross and National Coast Guard Service continue to search for 18-year-old Diorgel Hall Garth after rip currents pulled him away from shore at Playa Bonita.
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Costa Rica Dollar Hits Two Decade Low Amid Debate Over External Debt
Costa Rica’s dollar exchange rate has fallen to levels not seen in about two decades, and economists Fernando Naranjo and Norberto Zúñiga say one of the main reasons is the government’s heavy use of external debt since 2023.
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