Thousands of students from 18 San José schools marched along Avenida Segunda Monday morning to celebrate Costa Rica’s 193 years of independence. Families also gathered along the avenue to watch the kids parade and perform. President Luis Guillermo Solís, First Lady Mercedes Peñas, government ministers, lawmakers and other officials also attended the activities. Cantons across the country also had their own parades.
The University of Costa Rica has recommended that lawmakers reject a bill easing construction inside national parks, warning its wording reaches far beyond Route 32.
One of 2026's largest arribadas began Friday at Ostional in Guanacaste, as thousands of olive ridley turtles came ashore to nest. Counts are still pending.
President Laura Fernández said US ground operations on Costa Rican soil would be good for national security if they pursued shared targets, while stressing...
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has ordered a review of the rules judges use to determine whether suspects remain in jail or are released under restrictions as organized crime and corruption cases put new pressure on the justice system
Four men linked by Costa Rican intelligence to Panamanian groups involved in drug trafficking and contract killing were stopped Saturday as they tried to...
One of Costa Rica’s main highways between the Central Valley and the Pacific remained completely closed today after a tractor-trailer crashed into a temporary...
