2026 in Costa Rica
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Events in the year 2026 in Costa Rica.
Art and entertainment
Events
- 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]
- 1 February – 2026 Costa Rican general election: Laura Fernández Delgado is elected president with 48.3% of the vote.[3]
- 18 March – Costa Rica breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba and closes its embassy in Havana.[4]
Holidays
Source:[5]
- 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
- 17 March – Lorena Clare Facio, 82, first lady (1998–2002).[6]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.