Costa Rica News News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here’s how it got here
On Wednesday, President Laura Fernández inaugurated a mega-prison that emulates the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) that has become a symbol of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison on Wednesday as it stepped up its fight against organized crime after a surge in killings in what was ...
News Costa Rica » Security: US Embassy Issues Security Warning For Costa Rica — What You Need To Know
The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, issued a security alert on November 25, 2025, warning American travelers about a concerning rise in criminal activity targeting foreigners throughout the ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica’s Fernandez says potential US ground operations could bolster national security
Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez said Friday that potential US ground operations in Costa Rica could benefit national security if focused on combating transnational crime, drug trafficking and ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica moves forward with maximum-security prison project
Sept. 2 (UPI) --Costa Rica expects to open a maximum-security prison, intended to hold 5,100 inmates, by the end of 2026, at an estimated cost of $39 million. For the design of the Center for High ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica’s Security Minister Talks Cocaine, Killings, and Organized Crime
Costa Rica has had a tumultuous start to 2020. The country seized the largest ever haul of cocaine within its borders and homicides were up in the first two months of the year. InSight Crime sat down ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica Arrests Point to Security Forces’ Growing Drug Trade Ties
Former members of Costa Rica's coast guard and national police led a drug transport network Authorities in Costa Rica have arrested several members of a drug trafficking network led by former security ...
News Costa Rica » Security: I’m 52 and want to retire in Costa Rica — but will it mess with my Social Security or complicate taxes? What to know
If you're thinking about retiring abroad, you're in good company. According to the Foreign Affairs Manual, more than 760,000 Americans received Social Security benefits while living outside the United ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rican Foreign Minister dismissed after attending a Trump security meeting
SAN JOSE, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Costa Rica President Laura Fernandez dismissed Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar on Thursday after he attended a high-level regional security meeting led by US President ...