Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry on Thursday released a statement in response to the Amazon rainforest wildfires that have captured the world's attention in recent days. Here is…
Until recently, many of Costa Rica's domestic airports were little more than airstrips carved into the forest. But the government is investing up to $160 million through…
This early 1900s photo shows a coffee plantation in Costa Rica. The photo was published as part of a 1914 five-volume encyclopedia called "The New Student's Reference…
Costa Rican authorities confirmed Tuesday that they had seized nearly a metric ton of marijuana and arrested a foreigner near Playa Llorona, located on the Osa Peninsula.…
The Legislative Assembly approved in a second debate a reform to Costa Rica's gun laws which will impose stricter limits on individual firearm possession. The bill, which…
Costa Rica's men's national soccer team will face Uruguay on Friday, Sept. 6, in an international friendly at the National Stadium in La Sabana. The South American…
The governments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua are engaged in a diplomatic spat following the Aug. 12 death of Henry Ruiz López in northern Costa Rica. The…
A new Costa Rican initiative aims to improve quality of life by protecting and promoting green spaces in the country’s biggest cities. The Biodiver_City Project, a partnership…
An alarm blared throughout downtown San José. Users flooded Twitter with the hashtag #TemblorCR. And throughout Costa Rica, more than a million people evacuated homes, schools and…
If you live in an area that is prone to earthquakes, it’s important to know what to do when one hits. Costa Rica is one of those…