Tico Times

The Costa Rican government has repeatedly violated the rights of the Teribe indigenous communities in the southern zone, a recent study by the University of Texsas' Human Rights Clinic found. Government officials reportedly often do not notify indigenous residents about construction projects around the Diquís Hydroelectric Project, the study said.

Many of the large multinational companies have some of the most involved corporate social responsibility programs in Costa Rica.

The five-story, luxury Punto de Vista villa is an architectural tour de force on the central Pacific coast.

OUT ON THE TOWN: Corvina a lo macho and sancocho trifásico are among the many dishes receiving high praise at Ecléctico restaurant in San Antonio de Belén.

Costa Rica is rewriting its laws on in vitro fertilization in order to comply with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Currently, it’s the only known country in the world with a ban on the reproductive process.

Laurel Anderson turns out custom-designed, hand-painted canvas rugs out of her studio in Santa Bárbara de Heredia.

Calling themselves ChepeCletas, a group of young people are retaking San José in an effort to make the city more pedestrian friendly.

Lakes could take 2 years to recede to previous levels.

U.S. debt forgiveness to aid Costa Rica in forest conservation.

The Libertarian Movement Party is picking up momentum in Costa Rica while the Tea Party does the same in the United States. The two parties share similar goals, but their differences are stark.