Dangerous ocean conditions remain in place across Costa Rica as strong currents, rough surf and wind-driven seas continue to affect both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts during one of...
What began as a routine flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta turned into an unexpected view of one of NASA’s biggest moments in decades. Video shared online shows passengers...
Search continues today for a 20 year old swimmer who was swept away by strong currents Friday morning at Playa Espadilla in Manuel Antonio, with rescue crews still working...
Thousands of Nicaraguans took part this Friday in Holy Week celebrations limited to church atriums or the interior of churches, amid a government ban on street processions that has...
Costa Rican authorities will temporarily reverse traffic flow on Route 27 on Sunday, April 5, to handle the expected wave of drivers returning to the capital after the Easter...
The Cuban government announced Thursday the early release of 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture במסגרת Holy Week, the second prisoner release announced in less than a month, amid...
Good Friday in Costa Rica brings processions, family traditions, quieter streets, and widespread closures as Semana Santa reaches its most solemn day.
Good Friday in Costa Rica arrives with a...
Relatives of 20 Ecuadorian fishermen said Thursday that their vessel had been found in Salvadoran waters after going missing for more than a week. The boat lost contact on...
Costa Rica’s Caribbean leatherback season is getting underway, with conservation groups and park-linked patrols on the coast already reporting the first turtles of the 2026 nesting cycle. Rangers at...
An FBI delegation is in Cuba to take part in the investigation into the incident involving an armed boat from Florida and Cuban coast guard forces, which left five...
During Holy Week, farmers, the Catholic Church and the Municipality of San José come together for the blessing of the harvest, an event that provides food to San José’s...
The numbers tell a story that Costa Rica's tourism industry cannot afford to ignore. In 2019, before the pandemic reshaped global travel, Costa Rica stood as the most visited...
Puriscal is one of Costa Rica's best-kept birdwatching secrets a rugged, forested area in the province of San José that sits at around 945 meters on the Pacific slope,...
No more arguments over who gets the dog. The Brazilian Congress has passed a bill that will let separating couples share custody of their pets. Lawmakers approved the measure...
A Costa Rican oversight body is warning that the country risks repeating human rights violations if it moves ahead with a new agreement to accept migrants deported from the...
Costa Rica’s public health system is again weighing a move that would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago: paying private doctors directly to help relieve pressure inside the...
Four Artemis II mission astronauts blasted off Wednesday aboard a massive NASA rocket on a journey that will take them around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in...
Nicaragua denied Wednesday that it is prohibiting Holy Week celebrations, countering accusations from the United States and opposition voices that public processions have been banned. The government of spouses...
Pura Vida may be the unofficial slogan of Costa Rica, but Vivir y Deja Vivir– Live and let live– would be equally fitting. Everywhere I have lived here, from...
Costa Rica has been folded into a new U.S. strategic concept that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls “Greater North America,” a label the Trump administration is using to describe...
Costa Rica took over the rotating chair of the Organization of American States Permanent Council today, placing Ambassador Alejandra Solano at the head of one of the body’s main...
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, remains one of the most important religious observances here in Costa Rica, especially in a country where Catholic traditions have shaped public life and...
Three men and one woman are set to leave this Wednesday on the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972, a historic odyssey intended to push the United...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday urged El Salvador to review the life sentences approved for minors who commit murder, rape, or take part in...
Thousands of Nicaraguans took part this Friday in Holy Week celebrations limited to church atriums or the interior of churches, amid a government ban...
The Cuban government announced Thursday the early release of 2,010 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture במסגרת Holy Week, the second prisoner release announced in...
Good Friday in Costa Rica brings processions, family traditions, quieter streets, and widespread closures as Semana Santa reaches its most solemn day.
Good Friday in...
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, remains one of the most important religious observances here in Costa Rica, especially in a country where Catholic traditions...
Netanyahu stating there was “no bad intention” after preventing a Catholic Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre enters Costa Rica’s public conversation...
