After surveying 348 cows across 19 farms in the area, 44 infected cows were identified, quarantined and killed to control the spread of the bacteria that affects people as well as animals.
The FID and the related events it inspires have become a place to make connections, friends and soak up culture. Here are some highlights from this year's festival.
The fifth annual Jungle Jam plays this week at Hotel DoceLunes in Jacó, and it’s more than just a music festival: It’s a chance for Costa Ricans and world travelers to get together and appreciate the improvisational art form.
Northern Hemisphere residents and Americans in particular should take note — when the bottom of the world loses vast amounts of ice, those of us living closer to its top get more sea level rise than the rest of the planet, thanks to the law of gravity.
The top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, Roberta Jacobson, met her Cuban counterpart Josefina Vidal behind closed doors for a third round of talks on normalizing relations, but the atmosphere of reconciliation was marred by protests over Washington's treatment of Venezuela.
In the world of coffee brewing, where modern technology often takes the spotlight, the chorreador stands as a testament to the beauty and simplicity...
Carmen Aristegui, one of Mexico's most influential broadcast journalists, had been publicly feuding with her employer, MVS Radio, in recent days after two of her investigative reporters were fired by the company.
