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Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Zika Virus Update

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Zika travel guidance on March 10, 2017, recommending that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection. For a world map of the Zika-affected areas, please visit CDC’s interactive map . For more information about travel guidance for pregnant women , visit the ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 21 March, 2017 | Topics: Alert, Security & Emergency Messages

During Red Ribbon Week 1300 Students from Guanacaste Say NO to Drugs

Carrillo, Guanacaste – November 17, 2016 Every year, Costa Rica celebrates Red Ribbon Week when DEA’s Special Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena, is honored. Mexican drug traffickers murdered Kiki in the 80s, while he was fighting against drug trafficking in the region. This year, 1300 students from 19 schools and high schools from Carrillo, Guanacaste, participated ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 17 November, 2016 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Kiki Camarena, Red Ribbon

Kiki’s Playground

Carrillo, Guanacaste – November 17, 2016 The first playground for children called after DEA’s Special Agent, Enrique Kiki Camarena, was inaugurated during the commemoration of Red Ribbon Week in Carrillo, Guanacaste. Thanks to a donation by the U.S. government and the Municipality of Carillo, the Segovia neighborhood now houses a playground with a basketball and ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 17 November, 2016 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Embajada de Estados Unidos, Kiki Camarena, Lazo Rojo

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Zika Virus. Feb 19

The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for Costa Rica regarding the Zika virus . There is evidence that Zika is linked to birth defects in the fetuses of infected pregnant women and Guillain-Barré syndrome in infected individuals of any age ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 19 February, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Planned Demonstration

The U.S. Embassy in San José, Costa Rica, informs U.S. citizens of a scheduled protest which will take place on Thursday, February 18, 2016, beginning between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. The protest will start near La Sabana park in front of the National Gymnasium (at the end of Route 27). According to Costa Rican Government ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 18 February, 2016 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

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