Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Passport Thefts

Date: July 20th, 2005 |

Despite its allure as a peaceful, tropical escape with numerous national parks and adventure tourism programs, Costa Rica has a high petty crime rate, with foreign passports being a prime target. Police recently arrested seven Costa Ricans and two Colombians who had a business of buying and selling stolen U.S. passports. The U.S. Embassy reported [read more]

Costa Rica

Date: May 21st, 2002 |

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Flooding from heavy rains on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast wiped out crops and drove some 12,000 people from their homes in Talamanca province east of San Jose. Authorities fear possible outbreaks of dengue fever and malaria as a result of the flooding. Five cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the town of Talamanca [read more]

Costa Rica

Date: August 7th, 2001 |

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Air traffic controllers stopped work for a two-hour period Aug. 1 to press demands for salary increases, disrupting flights around the country. Controllers have threatened further unannounced strikes unless their demands are met. Travelers should be prepared for delays and should reconfirm flight times with airlines close to the scheduled depar [read more]

Costa Rica

Date: July 12th, 2004 |

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An air traffic controllers strike may be broken by firing all who have walked off the job once the strikes are declared illegal. Flights are operating normally around the country because foreign air traffic controllers are staffing the control towers and radar at the national airports. Meanwhile, Arenal volcano, about 90 miles north of San [read more]

Costa Rica

Date: August 8th, 2001 |

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Costa Rica has a tourist-friendly reputation and the lowest violent crime rate in Central America, but such images can be deceiving. There is still a lot of crime here, most often thefts from vehicles and robberies, both in urban areas and on beaches and in national parks. Some trails have been closed because of robberies [read more]

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