Costa Rica’s Copa del Café tennis tournament opens in Escazú

A decades-long fight over a proposed waste project in Picagres has flared again after the Mora municipal administration issued a new land-use certificate for...

Costa Rican scientists and marine conservation specialists are working to revive an important field of research that could help protect fish populations and improve...

Gates open at 4 p.m. Thursday. Here's which entrance to use, what you can't bring in, and what tickets still cost.

Residents of Playa Sámara are pushing for the restoration of the Río Lagarto mangrove, an ecosystem that environmental authorities say was heavily altered by...

The CACCO will hold up to 5,100 inmates tied to organized crime, opening months after its original deadline.

If you open Uber in Costa Rica and tap the red taxi option, check the price before you confirm. On a longer ride, it...

The Costa Rican Red Cross is considering eliminating overnight shifts at 20 local branches as financial pressure continues to affect its emergency-response network. The...

Environmental authorities are preparing legal action after inspectors found a long walkway, dock and floating platform extending into a protected area along the Río...

A criminal complaint alleges impacts on waterways, protected areas and forest cover at a luxury hotel project in Manuel Antonio, including sediment runoff toward Playa La Vaca. The developer disputes the accusations and says it has complied with environmental requirements.