Digital news sites in Costa Rica: national and regional online outlets

Much of Costa Rica’s news is now read on outlets that were born online. This guide presents the Costa Rican digital news sites we verified in the directory of digital media: national general-news sites, politics and analysis, topic outlets, and the online newspapers of each province. On October 30, 2026, we checked that all of them are active. They publish in Spanish.

Person reading the news on a phone at a bus stop in San José

National news

CRHoy: a digital daily of national news.
AmeliaRueda.com: news and in-depth reports.
El Guardián: breaking news and politics.
Puro Periodismo: national and world news, and opinion.

Digital newsroom at night, with computers and city lights

Politics and analysis

Delfino: politics and current affairs.
El Mundo CR: a digital daily focused on politics.
El Observador: news, politics and coverage of the media itself.
SURCOS Digital: a citizen outlet for analysis and opinion.

Environment

Ojo al Clima covers the environment and climate change. See also the guide to magazines and specialized media.

Laptop with the news on a rural porch overlooking coffee farms

Digital news by province

Province or region	Digital outlets
Guanacaste	Guananoticias, Noticias Guanacaste
Northern Zone	San Carlos Digital, La Región
Southern Zone	PZ Actual
Puntarenas	Puntarenas Se Oye
Cartago	Cartago Actual, AM Prensa, Cartago Medios
Heredia	Heredia Hoy
Limón	Caribe Actual, Limón Hoy

Universities and news in English

The public universities run their own news sites, such as Noticias UCR, UNA Comunica and Hoy en el TEC: see the guide to university media. For news in English, such as The Tico Times or Q Costa Rica, see the guide to English-language news.

Which should I read?

If you want…	Digital outlet
The day’s national news	CRHoy, AmeliaRueda.com
Breaking news	El Guardián
Politics	Delfino, El Mundo CR, El Observador
Analysis and opinion	SURCOS Digital, Puro Periodismo
Environment and climate	Ojo al Clima
News from your province	The table by province, above

If you prefer print, see also the newspapers of Costa Rica.

For businesses and organizations

Digital outlets publish fast and their stories are shared on social media. Before writing to them, read how to send a press release, and if you plan to advertise, see how much advertising costs.

Is a digital outlet missing? Write to hola@costaricamedios.cr with its official site; we add it after checking that it is active.

Sources

Each outlet’s official site, linked from its profile; all checked on October 30, 2026.