Wal-Mart claims to offer "Everyday low prices." But do they? The Costa Rican Economy Ministry is making the world's largest retail chain prove their audacious advertising campaign.
The new ₡1,000 bill is red, glossy, sleek and apparently controversial. A stamp on the bill reads "State of Costa Rica," though the country's official name is "The Republic of Costa Rica." Did the Central Bank botch the new bill?
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Crossing the northern border into Nicaragua at Peñas Blancas can be confusing, loud, hot and exhausting. Here are some tips to help you prepare for your trip.
The newest obstacle to the opening of Costa Rica's cellphone market to incoming providers is the construction of cell towers, which is enraging residents around the country.
Just in time for Shark Week, activists in Costa Rica warn that Central America's notorious shark finners are finding new ways to exploit lax laws in the region.
A Spanish court ruled in April that there was no criminal intent on behalf of Rasfer, which it said was only an intermediary and not required to carry out tests on the product, which was supplied to it by China’s CNSC Fortune Way Company.
