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The extension of Juan Santamaría Airport buries, for the moment, the concept of a passenger terminal at Orotina, as suggested explicitly during the administration of former President Luis Guillermo Solís. Orotina’s infrastructure would be a long-term development that would replace Juan Santamaría when it could no longer maintain pace. The Government is rather hoping that the extension work already...

Fabián Silva Gamboa, a constitutional lawyer who advises President-elect Laura Fernández, suggested a change to the Political Constitution that would let the US build military bases in Costa Rica. He said that the approach will help fight drug trafficking and organized crime more effectively. Silva said that the sites may be built in coastal provinces like Limón, Puntarenas, and Guanacaste, which...

The Costa Rican Chamber of Hotels (CCH) says that hotels across the country expect an average occupancy rate of 77% for the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026. This is the lowest estimate for the period since 2022, when expectations were between 84% and 85%. The poll included properties of all sizes and in all areas, and 69% of them had already made reservations. Last year, forecasts hit 85%, which...

On the morning of Friday, September 26, various institutions launched a guide to investing in tourism in Costa Rica. This reference document will reach thousands of investors around the world. The document was created by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF). The Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer) and the Costa Rican...

On June 1st, Law No. 10210 was enacted, including articles 32 bis and 33 ter into the Forestry Law. This legislation facilitates the building, utilization, and administration of low-impact environmental projects designed to promote tourism in the channels and protected regions of rivers, streams, and brooks. Historically, the Forestry Law has forbidden, as interpreted jurisprudentially, all forms of...

You know how bad the water situation is and how humans are making it worse, having grown up in the desert as a child. My awareness and fear threshold increased significantly throughout my undergraduate years when I realized that, yeah, I actually contribute to the issue. Like everyone else, I'm drinking too much water. My life began to change when I took a permaculture class, which also taught me how I...