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A jaguar was spotted in Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica on Saturday, Oct. 27th. The Jaguar can be seen eating a dead sea turtle on the beach. According to Costa Rican park officials, the Jaguar was a pregnant female. Check out the video below:

According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the number of asylum applications by Nicaraguans in neighboring Costa Rica and other countries has increased exponentially. Currently, an average of 200 asylum applications are being lodged daily in Costa Rica. Nearly 8,000 asylum claims by Nicaraguan nationals have been registered since April, and some 15,000 more have been given appointments for later registration. Many arriving Nicaraguans are being hosted by an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 Nicaraguan families living already in Costa Rica. In…

Ajo Station (Arizona) Border Patrol agents rescued a 6-year-old Costa Rican boy after he was abandoned on the border road Tuesday evening. Agents discovered the child west of Lukeville, Arizona and just north of the border, in temperatures over 100 degrees. The child told agents he was dropped off by his uncle and that Border Patrol would pick him up. He added that he was on his way to see his mother in the U.S. The child, who was found…

Good news for Canadians. Just after the announcement from Sun Wing about direct flights into Liberia, Costa Rica from Vancouver, Air Canada announces they are increasing flights from Toronto and Montreal into Liberia, Costa Rica. Starting on December 18, 2018, Air Canada will offer a 3x weekly service direct from Montreal to Liberia (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday). Also, starting on December 15, 2018 Air Canada will offer daily non-stop service from Toronto into Liberia, Costa Rica. Both of these services will…

With the situation in Nicaragua getting worse each week, the U.S. Embassy in Managua raised the travel advisor to Level 3. You can see the full statement below: Reconsider travel to Nicaragua due to crime, civil unrest and limited healthcare availability. On April 23, 2018, the U.S. government ordered the departure of U.S. government family members and authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. government personnel. Rallies and demonstrations are widespread and occur daily with little notice. In many instances the government responds…