A controversial new law will dramatically increase fines for traffic violations, while punishing drunken driving and speeding with jail time.
The law, approved this week,...
With the cool winds of December in the Central Valley comes the festive air of traditional Costa Rican year-end celebrations. Plenty of activities are...
They pop up along roadsides and in markets around Christmastime, and with their “endeering” straw-like qualities, they have become as much a part of...
If you’re in Costa Rica at year’s end, during one of the country’s busiest tourist weeks, get ready for bottomless buffets, tropical cocktails, champagne...
As a global financial crisis squeezes Costa Rica’s liquidity and slows development, President Oscar Arias and his counterparts in developing nations called on rich...
