{
  "id": 1977795,
  "title": "Why Spending US Dollars in Costa Rica Is Harder Than It Looks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/why-spending-us-dollars-in-costa-rica-is-harder-than-it-looks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T16:58:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/us-dollars-costa-rica-colon-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Everyone takes your dollars. That is the problem. Between a strong colon and shop rates, paying in cash dollars is the expensive way to buy anything. The post Why Spending US Dollars in Costa Rica Is Harder Than It Looks appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}