Drought, disease or something more sinister has caused a massive die-off of howler monkeys in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and other Latin American countries.
The Museum of Costa Rican Art, located in a former airport terminal, displays some striking artwork from the 19th century to the present. And it's free.
Keylor Navas is set to become the first Costa Rican to ever participate in a men's Champions League final when Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid meet May 28.
A judge's order to release 380 prisoners from Alajuela's overcrowded Gerardo Rodríguez prison has caused government infighting and pushback from the tourism industry.
One prominent Costa Rican journalist argued that a freedom of information law would only open the door to more onerous requirements for accessing public information.
