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Tropical Wave Floods Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast as Rivers Rise in Limón

A powerful tropical wave swept across Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast overnight into Wednesday, triggering flash flooding, swollen rivers, residential evacuations and road closures across...

Costa Rica OIJ Seizes Mansion and Luxury Cars in Lusso Case

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ)carried out a sweeping operation against a suspected money-laundering structure tied to narcotics trafficking, raiding homes and businesses in...

El Salvador Lagoon Turns Turquoise, Drawing Crowds

One of El Salvador's most popular volcanic lakes has taken on a striking new look, and travelers are taking notice. The Laguna de Apastepeque,...

Costa Rica Braces for Extended El Niño With Water Rationing and Inflation on the Horizon

Costa Rica is bracing for an extended El Niño event that meteorologists now expect to grip the country from June through the second half...

Costa Rica Releases Final ₡25 Collectible Coin Honoring Teatro Nacional

Costa Rica’s Central Bank is putting the seventh and final coin in its “Sitios Emblemáticos de Nuestras Provincias” collection on sale today, closing a...

Costa Rica Coffee Culture and the Surprising Numbers Behind It

I just read a statistic that I find difficult to believe. According to worldpopulationreview.com, Hong Kong consumed a heart-racing 43 kilos of coffee per...

How Cell Phones Took Over Public Life in Costa Rica

Is there any device that humans now use more frequently and publicly than the cell phone? Once merely a portable telephone and text message...

US Has Deported 95 Migrants to Costa Rica; Doctors Warn of Disease Risk

Costa Rica has now received four flights of migrants deported by the United States under the bilateral agreement signed in March, bringing the total...

Costa Rica Braces for Heavy Rain as Tropical Wave No. 5 Arrives

Costa Rica will see a steady increase in rainfall through the final week of May, with Tropical Wave No. 5 expected to deliver the...
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