Costa Rica's new maximum-security prison held more than 600 inmates by Tuesday, eight days after the first transfers. Guards there have already found weapons made from eating utensils, and...
Dozens of people left northern Honduras yesterday in a caravan bound for the United States, hoping the congressional elections will weaken U.S. President Donald Trump, who has maintained a...
If you're planning on going to the Pacific coast this week, expect rough surf and storms every day. Waves could reach 2.7 meters (8.9 feet) in the North and...
Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections. The result hands President Donald Trump a divided government for his final two years in...
JetBlue creditors have hired restructuring advisers as the airline's bonds slid to 42 cents on the dollar, raising questions about its Costa Rica routes.
If you drive a private car, your 2027 marchamo is probably a little cheaper than last year's. The National Insurance Institute (INS) puts the average for a private car...
Researchers are examining olive ridley sea turtles at Ostional for exposure to antibiotic-resistance genes as part of a broader investigation into marine pollution. Details released yesterday describe an initial...
Drivers on the widened highway between San José and San Ramón would be watched by cameras and radar sensors at least every 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles), according to documents...
Costa Rica's coffee growers now expect a harvest 10% to 15% smaller than first estimated as El Niño's irregular rains and rising heat reach farms across the country, according...
Costa Rica now has a wine grape of its own. Peppevidor, a hybrid bred to grow in tropical heat, was certified as a new plant variety by the National...
Nearly 2,000 Chinese businesses have been established in Nicaragua during the first two years of the free trade agreement with China, according to the president of the Asociación Pro-Unificación...
A Costa Rican conservation organization is using ordinary smartphones to create detailed three-dimensional maps of coral reefs along the country's Pacific coast, giving researchers a new way to track...
Costa Rica has reopened the Cambronero section of Route 1, restoring an important highway connection between the Central Valley and the Pacific coast after nearly two months of closure...
Isn’t it ironic that Costa Rica, our country famed throughout the world for its amazing flora and fauna, is also at or near the top worldwide for pesticide and...
Two Costa Ricans wanted since 2016, including a woman suspected of using forged deeds and powers of attorney to take property and money from a U.S. citizen, have been...
A Costa Rican environmental attorney has asked a court to temporarily prohibit the capture of several types of sharks in waters surrounding Cocos Island, arguing that the government has...
Former president Rodrigo Chaves, who now serves as minister of the Presidency and of Finance, called Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) rector María Estrada a terrorist after she...
Costa Rica imported $66.4 million in dairy products from the United States in the first eight months of 2026, nearly four times the $17.5 million recorded in the same...
Costa Rica's Supreme Court has upheld the annulment of an American woman's will because she signed a Spanish-language document without the two interpreters the law requires. The decision reopens...
Forty-six American veterans and first responders drank ayahuasca at a Guanacaste retreat to ease combat trauma. Their stories are moving, but the evidence is thin and Costa Rica's rules remain unsettled.
JetBlue creditors have hired restructuring advisers as the airline's bonds slid to 42 cents on the dollar, raising questions about its Costa Rica routes.
Dozens of people left northern Honduras yesterday in a caravan bound for the United States, hoping the congressional elections will weaken U.S. President Donald...
Nearly 2,000 Chinese businesses have been established in Nicaragua during the first two years of the free trade agreement with China, according to the...
Costa Rica is expanding its cooperation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to investigate suspected drug traffickers operating behind legitimate businesses and...
Costa Rica is celebrating one of its most colorful traditions this weekend as giant masks, lively marching bands and characters from local folklore take...
Costa Rica police will patrol cemeteries, churches, bars and costume parties this Halloween weekend. Here's what to expect if you're heading out Oct. 31.
Tamarindo is getting ready for a Halloween weekend that promises everything from surfers riding waves in costumes to trick-or-treating, costume contests, live music and...
Researchers are examining olive ridley sea turtles at Ostional for exposure to antibiotic-resistance genes as part of a broader investigation into marine pollution. Details...
A Costa Rican conservation organization is using ordinary smartphones to create detailed three-dimensional maps of coral reefs along the country's Pacific coast, giving researchers...
A Costa Rican environmental attorney has asked a court to temporarily prohibit the capture of several types of sharks in waters surrounding Cocos Island,...
