Costa Rican Fans in the last excruciating moments of Game vs Netherlands

Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Mario Genz, a consul at the German Embassy in San José, who drowned Saturday afternoon at...

If you have an appointment in San José for a US tourist or business visa, keep it. Nothing has changed for you. The US...

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investing heavily in technology capable of unlocking and getting information from cellphones seized during criminal investigations, as...

Costa Rica’s environmental authority has kept approval in place for a proposed public dock in Puerto Viejo. A new appeal argues that important coral information was added after the original decision and questions the project’s reported size.

Panama and El Salvador declared states of alert on Tuesday over the El Niño climate phenomenon, which is expected to reach record levels and...

Heavy rain, flooded fields and the spread of a damaging plant disease are putting growing pressure on Costa Rica’s banana farms, particularly in the...

Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only...

Lionel Messi announced today that he is retiring from the Argentina national team, closing a 20-year international career that ended with a World Cup...

Costa Rica has long promoted itself as the most literate country in Central America, and by the numbers it is. Government statistics put the...