The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica voted against a motion proposed by Fabricio Alvarado, leader of the New Republic party, to withdraw the country from the Inter-American Court of...
Beans, beans, the magical fruit…remember that little ditty? The more you eat the more you toot, the more you toot the better you feel, so let’s have beans for...
A silent crisis is unfolding on Costa Rica's coasts, threatening the natural wealth that defines the nation as an ecological paradise. The massive extraction of seashells, fueled by local...
Half a dozen Latin American countries have asked the United States for help in "resisting economic coercion" from China, said José W. Fernández, the Under Secretary of State for...
Former Costa Rican President Guillermo Solís will face trial for allegedly making irregular treasury fund transfers to prevent the collapse of a state bank during his term (2014-2018), the...
The exchange rate of the dollar in Costa Rica currently stands at approximately 507 colones, with experts predicting that an "abundance of liquidity" will persist throughout 2024, making significant...
Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election has sent ripples through Latin America, with Costa Rica and its neighbors bracing for potential shifts in diplomatic and economic...
According to data from the Red Cross and the Fire Department, 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to flooding caused by heavy rains over the past...
Casabe, an indigenous flatbread made from cassava root, has recently been recognized by UNESCO as part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This acknowledgment follows a collaborative nomination from...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday to adopt provisional measures in favor of 115 opposition members due to the country's "non-compliance" and "persistent contempt" of...
Costa Rica continues to grapple with severe flooding as Cold Front No. 3 maintains its grip on the country. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN) reports that a high-pressure system...
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen was recently spotted in Costa Rica with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente, as reported by The Daily Mail. The couple was seen holding hands and walking along...
After 25 years of residency in Costa Rica, I became a temporary tourist. My cedula expired, and the caja and I are a couple million colones apart on what...
Costa Rica's public and private sectors have come under siege from a wave of cyberattacks, with authorities scrambling to address the threats. The most recent victim is the General...
A dramatic rescue operation ended in relief Thursday when authorities found a woman who had ventured into a restricted zone of Costa Rica's treacherous Poás Volcano National Park. The...
Tamales go deep in Costa Rican culture and they are one of the most accessible ways to tap into your inner Tico, especially during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Peace Corps recruiter visited our advanced entomology course at Michigan State University in the Fall of 1983. He was young, nervous, but gave a good talk about his...
On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, President of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic, officially abolished the Costa Rican army by symbolically tearing down a wall of...
The Archdiocese of El Salvador on Sunday rejected the possibility of President Nayib Bukele's government lifting the total ban on mining in the Central American country. The ban, in...
Today we meet the anhinga, a long-necked bird who’s adept at swimming and spearing fish and is sometimes confused with being a snake. The anhinga’s scientific name, (Anhinga anhinga),...
The U.S. dollar has been steadily losing value in Costa Rica. On Thursday, November 28, the buying rate was ₡506.55, and the selling rate was ₡513.17, down slightly from...
Half a dozen Latin American countries have asked the United States for help in "resisting economic coercion" from China, said José W. Fernández, the...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday to adopt provisional measures in favor of 115 opposition members due to the country's...
The Archdiocese of El Salvador on Sunday rejected the possibility of President Nayib Bukele's government lifting the total ban on mining in the Central...
Casabe, an indigenous flatbread made from cassava root, has recently been recognized by UNESCO as part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This acknowledgment...
Tamales go deep in Costa Rican culture and they are one of the most accessible ways to tap into your inner Tico, especially during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
A silent crisis is unfolding on Costa Rica's coasts, threatening the natural wealth that defines the nation as an ecological paradise. The massive extraction...
Costa Rica continues to grapple with severe flooding as Cold Front No. 3 maintains its grip on the country. The National Meteorological Institute (IMN)...
