In the wake of numerous National Police scandals, the Public Security Ministry announced a 100-day “saturation sweep” to take on crime in northwestern Limón...
Eight in 10 Costa Ricans won’t leave home alone, while 63 percent no longer attend public gatherings such as concerts, sporting events or festivals,...
Climate change could dramatically alter Costa Rica’s weather patterns, habitats and animal and plant diversity, according to a new study by the University of...
Spiking oil prices have driven President Oscar Arias to cozy up to his longtime ideological foe and rival, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
The Arias...
Clara Padilla, an environmentalist in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, canceled a trip there for lawmakers after she received a threatening phone call.
Padilla had...
As vacation ends for students across the nation Monday, the kids at BuenaventuraCorralesSchool will perhaps be most happy to go back.
The much-loved, 112-year-old school...
Though the Costa Rican education system is said to be free, many schools are struggling financially. Especially vulnerable are those in rural areas, where...
Drivers woke up Tuesday to see the price of fuel increase across the board nationwide, with diesel leapfrogging regular gas for the first time.
Diesel...
Construction of the new wing of the DanielOduberInternationalAirport in Liberia is expected to start with eight gates and include waiting and boarding areas for...
