“We have asked the government for various actions like expanding hours so they can attend to exports and imports.” He said normally Costa Rica exports a daily average of $38 million in products.

Diego Pérez, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Costa Rica, said that with the COVID-19 pandemic, Costa Rica’s asylum system no longer “has the same capacity to absorb ...

Costa Rica’s Commitment to Sustainability Costa Rica has a long history of environmentalism and sustainability. In recent years, the country has made significant progress in reducing its carbon ...

President Rodrigo Chaves, who took office in May, said Costa Rica’s system is being abused by economic migrants. The changes he decreed took effect this month.

Diego Pérez, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Costa Rica, said that with the covid-19 pandemic, Costa Rica’s asylum system no longer “has the same capacity to absorb ...