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“The Promised Land”: The cooperative of Nicaraguan migrants farming in Guanacaste

May 05, 2026
Nicaraguan Farmers Cultivate Rented Lands in Costa Rica This story was originally published by Nicas...
Nosara, Nicoya, Samara

Taxes change in Nicoya: What you need to know before the new rates kick in

May 02, 2026
A new tax, an increase in business license fees, and a series of tax incentives...
Nicoya

Residents warn of stream pollution in Nicoya; La Anexión Hospital denies responsibility

Apr 13, 2026
Residents of the Santa Lucía neighborhood in Nicoya accuse La Anexión Hospital of...
Community

Constitutional Court once again orders Asada de San Juanillo to provide information to the community

Mar 02, 2026
Asada de San Juanillo disobeyed an order from the Constitutional Court and faces administrative proceedings ...
Nosara

Epic Nosara: Municipality of Nicoya Consults Setena on Legality of Environmental Viability

Feb 20, 2026
Municipality of Nicoya submitted an inquiry to Setena to determine the legality of the environmental ...
Nosara

Epic Nosara resumed construction with outdated environmental viability

Feb 18, 2026
Epic Nosara is moving full steam ahead without authorization from Setena to begin construction and...
Nosara, Nicoya

Municipality of Nicoya lifted closure of Epic Nosara without clarifying irregularities in permits

Feb 17, 2026
Impunity in the Epic Nosara case: the municipal investigation has been going on for almost ...
At least a dozen workers and two trucks were working at Epic Nosara on January 22.
Nicoya, Culture

National Museum identifies more than 100 indigenous artifacts in Nicoya monument

Dec 23, 2025
The monument was built in 1945, prior to Law 6703 on National Archaeological Heritage (1981...
Nicoya, Culture

The Nicoya palace that didn’t even last 30 years

Oct 30, 2025
The palace was demolished due to its rapid deterioration, but Pepe Figueres may have influenced...
Nosara

MEP rejects Bocas de Nosara High School’s request to become a dual technical center

Oct 16, 2025
Hotels and businesses in Nosara say it is difficult to find staff in the district...
Photograph of the façade of the Bocas de Nosara School, whose request to transform it into an educational center offering technical and dual training was denied by the MEP.
Community, Santa Cruz

Delays and defects put Villareal’s clinic at risk of demolition

Oct 09, 2025
Although construction of the Villareal Ebais began in 2021, authorities say that much of the...
The Villarreal Ebais, which currently operates in the community hall, serves residents of Tamarindo, Villarreal, Llanito, Refundores, Lomas, Jobos, Langosta, Villa Margarita, Villa Ciprés, Hernández, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, Guarda Raya, San Andrés, and Linderos.
Nosara

Court revives dispute over green areas in Nosara

Sep 02, 2025
A ruling by the Constitutional Court on August 8, 2025, revives the dispute over privately...
Photo of Guiones taken in 2004.
Samara

Constitutional Court: Sámara Chamber of Tourism must reinstate member kicked out due to statements made to The Voice

Jun 09, 2025
The president of Sámara’s Integral Development Association (Spanish acronym: ADI) had been kicked...
The bill to legalize commerce in the public zone of the Maritime Land Zone is being analyzed by the Legislative Assembly’s Special Zones Commission.
Nicoya, Culture, Identity, Cultura

The National Museum will investigate whether a monument in Nicoya contains original Indigenous pieces

May 29, 2025
The inspection will be carried out following a social media post questioning the origin of...
Community, Santa Cruz

Matapalo ASADA, in Santa Cruz, declares that they’re in a “critical situation.” What’s going on?

May 19, 2025
Since 2020, AyA determined that the Matapalo Asada has a negative water balance, but users...
On May 9, the ASADA posted on its Facebook page that it was in critical condition.
Community, Bagaces

Guayabo de Bagaces ASADA halts water sale to wind project after community complaints

May 15, 2025
The board of directors of the water system had agreed to sell 23,000 liters...
Nosara, Nicoya

Epic Nosara built without SETENA’s environmental supervision

Apr 26, 2025
Epic Nosara's environmental viability permit hides a catch: the developer failed to inform Setena...
Nicoya

Epic Nosara Case: Municipality of Nicoya shuts down construction

Apr 10, 2025
The Municipality of Nicoya shut down construction work on Epic Nosara as a result of...
The local government placed a red closure tape on the project's fence.
Nicoya

Real estate companies remove Epic Nosara from their listings

Apr 03, 2025
The real estate companies Century 21 and Nosara Real Estate Agency had listed Casa Corcovado...
Nicoya

Mayor of Nicoya opens an investigation into the actions of officials in the Epic Nosara case

Apr 02, 2025
The mayor of Nicoya, Carlos Armando Martinez, promised to investigate the file of the permits...
Epic Nosara does not have water authorization letters from the Asada of Playas de Nosara nor a water use concession from the Water Directorate.
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