2026 in Costa Rica
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Events in the year 2026 in Costa Rica.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles (until 8 May); Laura Fernández Delgado (since 8 May)
- First Vice President: Mary Munive (until 8 May); Francisco Gamboa (since 8 May)
- Second Vice President: Douglas Soto
Art and entertainment
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 13 January – The Intelligence and National Security Directorate announces the discovery of a plot to assassinate president Rodrigo Chaves Robles.[1]
- 22 January – The United States imposes sanctions on 10 Costa Rican individuals and entities for being part of a transnational crime network transporting cocaine from Colombia into the US.[2]
February
[edit]- 1 February – 2026 Costa Rican general election: Laura Fernández Delgado is elected president with 48.3% of the vote.[3]
March
[edit]- 18 March – Costa Rica breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba and closes its embassy in Havana.[4]
- 20 March –
- Former Supreme Court justice Celso Gamboa and suspected drug trafficker Edwin Lopez Vega aka "Pecho de Rata" are extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking and conspiracy charges.[5]
- Two people are killed in a US airstrike on a suspected drug boat off the Pacific coast of Costa Riza.[6]
May
[edit]- 8 May – Laura Fernández Delgado is inaugurated as president and appoints her predecessor, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, as minister of the presidency and minister of finance.[7]
June
[edit]- 11 June–19 July – Costa Rica participates at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
July
[edit]- 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Costa Rica, citing the presence of alleged forced labor in the supply chain.[8]
August
[edit]- 1 August – A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Cartago Province, injuring one person.[9]
October
[edit]- 28 October – A bus overturns in Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, killing three people and injuring 54 others.[10]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 April – Maundy Thursday
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 11 April – Juan Santamaría
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 July – Guanacaste Day
- 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day
- 6 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
- 15 September – Independence Day
- 1 December – Army Abolition Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 17 March – Lorena Clare Facio, 82, first lady (1998–2002).[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Costa Rica's security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered". AP News. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including a beauty salon, for trafficking cocaine". AP News. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show". AP News. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Costa Rica shutters its embassy in Cuba and orders diplomats to leave". CBS News. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-minister Gamboa targeted in Costa Rica's first extradition to the US". Al Jazeera. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "A US strike on a suspected drug boat off Costa Rica leaves 2 dead, 1 critically hurt". AP News. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Fernández sworn in as Costa Rica president, keeping outgoing president in 2 high-profile posts". AP News. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
- ↑ "Temblor de magnitud 5 deja un herido en Cartago" (in Spanish). Teletica. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Deadly Bus Crash In Costa Rica Leaves Three Dead, 54 Injured". AM Costa Rica. 29 October 2026. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
- ↑ "Costa Rica Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ↑ Cabezas, Yaslin (17 March 2026). "Muere Lorena Clare, esposa del expresidente Miguel Ángel Rodríguez". CR Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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