Arsenic levels remain dangerously high in the drinking water in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. The Voice of Guanacaste, the province's bilingual newspaper, reported the results of two new arsenic studies this week.
Costa Rican hotel operators expect occupancy rates of an estimated 82 percent during Easter Holy Week, according to a survey released Thursday by the National Tourism Chamber.
It’s been almost a year since the murder of sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, and sea turtle programs across the country are still feeling the squeeze from a decrease in volunteers. One group is turning to a contest that could help them get a bump in funding.
Costa Rica – the first Central American country to host a FIFA World Cup event – blew away previous attendance records for tournament hosts. This is only the fourth edition of the Under-17 Women's World Cup, but Costa Rica has impressed FIFA officials with the local support.
Updated with comments from the U.S. Embassy, the Russian ambassador and Chukarev's parents. At 11:45 a.m. Costa Rican authorities escorted a handcuffed Maxim Chukharev on to a United flight 1081 bound for Newark, New Jersey. Chukharev, 27, will face trial in the United States along with four other co-defendants for his alleged role in what's considered largest money laundering scandal in history.
Whether it belongs to a Pharaoh or commoner, a recently rediscovered tomb is fun to open. And recently, a couple of archaeologists got their chance in San Ramón, Costa Rica.
During 11 simultaneous raids on Wednesday at locations in San José and Cartago, Judicial Investigation Police arrested three people allegedly linked to a $2 million property fraud scheme.
This week, several newspapers and editorials renewed their call for Luis Guillermo Solís to reveal his Cabinet choices. But it seems unwise and therefore unlikely that he will do so. Here's why.
