Photos of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s environmental authority has kept approval in place for a proposed public dock in Puerto Viejo. A new appeal argues that important coral information was added after the original decision and questions the project’s reported size.

Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only...

If you are planning to ship a vehicle into Costa Rica, two things have changed and both affect what you will pay. Under and...

Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to...

Local officials and business leaders in Costa Rica's South Pacific are betting on tourism to change the image and economic trajectory of communities long...

Costa Rica has started fining the company building the long-delayed Taras-La Lima highway project $20,000 for every additional day the work remains unfinished. The...

A tourist guide died yesterday when a wall of water came down the Río Barú in Pérez Zeledón and caught a group of roughly...

The Rincón de la Vieja Volcano gave us yet another eruption yesterday afternoon, sending a column of steam approximately 1,000 meters, or 3,280 feet,...

Heavy rain, flooded fields and the spread of a damaging plant disease are putting growing pressure on Costa Rica’s banana farms, particularly in the...