Costa Rica

Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade

Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.

Truck and car on highway in front of stacks of shipping containers
Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Tovar and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar

Costa Rica to open new diplomatic office in Jerusalem, sign free trade deal with Israel

Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves gestures during his weekly press conference, a day after the Supreme Court asked the legislature to strip him of his immunity from prosecution so he can stand trial on corruption charges, in San Jose, Costa Rica, July 2, 2025.

Costa Rica becomes sixth Latin American country to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

The findings of an alleged slave ship off the coast of Costa Rica.

Centuries-old Danish slave shipwrecks discovered off Costa Rica’s coast


Grapevine September 18, 2022: Seeking a free trade agreement

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Samuel Willenberg, one of the leaders of the Treblinka revolt, signs sketches of one of his sculptures of scenes at Treblinka, 2014

Sephardic-Jewish culture celebrated in Costa Rica


This tumor in one man’s brain turned out to be something else entirely

The tumor found in this man's brain turned out to be something repulsive and completely different than expected.

 The brain

Israeli company to produce sustainable fabrics, plant leather

The goal of the Nova Milan's project is to help Costa Rica's struggles with plant-based waste such as banana, coconut, yuca and pineapple.

Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica Mr. Oren Bar El, Pedro Beirute Prada, CEO of Procommer, and Irma Orenstein, Founder of Nova Milan

Man affiliated with Israeli crime organization murdered in Costa Rica

The event is being investigated by the Costa Rican police, with the Israeli Foreign Ministry being informed of the matter.

Police officers keep watch as prosecutors raid the headquarters of Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado as part of an investigation into possible data privacy violations by the government, in San Jose, Costa Rica February 28, 2020.

A Costa Rican sanctuary that reminds us why we travel

THE LOTUS Wellness event

Rescue flight carrying Israeli travelers takes off from Costa Rica

In a combined operation which included several Israeli delegations in the area, travelers from Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Costa Rica itself arrived on the flight.

Israeli travelers waiting for a flight home from Costa Rica after arriving from around Central America.

ZAKA helps with disaster relief following severe storms in South Africa

International rescue unit assisted in five operations worldwide over last week.

ZAKA volunteers in Johannesburg help with clean-up and relief efforts following severe storms that displaced thousands and left two people dead and over 50 people injured.

8 Jews from two families killed in Costa Rica plane crash

Their extended families were 'deeply hurt' and the loss will be felt by their Jewish communities.

he tail of the burned fuselage of a small plane that crashed is seen in Guanacaste, Corozalito, Costa Rica on December 31, 2017

Jewish family among 10 US citizens killed in Costa Rica plane crash

A Jewish family of five from Scarsdale, New York, was among the dead.

Scene from a plane crash in Costa Rica that killed 10 US citizens, December 2017