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The Brief

Advisory

Level 2

Exercise increased caution · State Dept ↗

as of 2025-08-11

Weather

68°F / 20°C

Overcast · H 82° L 66°

Currency

CRC

453 per $1

Entry

Requirements

U.S. State Dept ↗

Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Costa Rica

20 stories · last 90 days

The Latest

Wellness

Beyond Green adds a Costa Rica spa lodge and a Spanish monastery hotel

Beyond Green, the sustainability-curated hotel collection, has added El Silencio Lodge & Spa in Costa Rica and Hotel Món Sant Benet in Spain. The portfolio now…

Oct 23

Adventure & Experiential

Intrepid adds 80+ tours for 2027 as Canada demand climbs 46%

Intrepid is adding more than 80 new tours for 2027, covering 50 new destinations, 15 new family trips and five Indigenous-led trips. Close-to-home options…

Oct 16

Adventure & Experiential

Intrepid adds 80-plus trips and 50 destinations for 2027

Intrepid is adding more than 80 new trips for 2027 across 50 new destinations. The range includes 15 family trips, 5 Indigenous-led itineraries, new walking and…

Oct 15

The Index

This month

JW Marriott enters all-inclusive with Costa Elena in Costa RicaOct 9

JW Marriott Costa Elena opens as the brand's first all-inclusiveOct 8

Margaritaville at Sea adds Limón, Costa Rica, to 2028 Tampa sailingsOct 5

Soul Community Planet opens public raise to scaleOct 5

Intrepid stacks an extra 20% off child pricing, advisor bookings onlyOct 4

Margaritaville at Sea puts 2028 on sale and adds Limón, Costa RicaOct 4

Intrepid's advisor-only October family dealOct 3

Margaritaville at Sea opens 2028 sailings with first Costa Rica and Panama callsOct 3

Margaritaville at Sea opens 2028 bookings with 30 itinerariesOct 2