Costa Rica's most famous astronaut – and arguably the country's most famous person – has helped the Four Seasons create a space-inspired five-course meal that includes a sauce made with chunks of meteorite.
Did John kill himself? Or did his wife murder him as she saw their dreams collapse? CNN is now airing their own special report called "Love & Death in Paradise" on the case. The program debuts at 8 p.m. tonight, Costa Rica time, and 10 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast.
Findings presented Tuesday in San José argued that well-defined indigenous land rights could be a nonmilitary option to combat the encroachment of drug trafficking and its negative environmental and social impacts on forest communities in Mexico and Central America.
Costa Rica hosted its first ever World Cup event Saturday night. But the Under-17 Women's World Cup team had its hosting debut spoiled by Venezuela. Venezuela crushed The Ticas, 3-0. After a couple of rest days, the Costa Rica team has a shot to redeem itself against Italy.
Because of its scenic beauty on land and its great variety of marine species, German tourist Steven Almoa said Isla del Coca is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving.
The international crisis over Ukraine escalated sharply Monday as the United States and Europe imposed sanctions on senior Russian political and military figures, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the Ukrainian region of Crimea as an independent state.
Public zoos will remain open in Costa Rica for at least 10 more years following a court ruling last Friday. An administrative court ruled in favor of nonprofit group FUNDAZOO, which administers San José's Simón Bolívar Zoo and the Santa Ana Conservation Center, citing a contractual technicality that will allow the group to continue operating the zoos until 2024. The Environment Ministry, or MINAE, had said it would close both zoos in May.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Enrique Peñalosa, the former Bogotá mayor who introduced the city's mass transport system, is favored to win Colombia's presidential election this year just one week after being nominated, according to a new poll.
"Prepare yourself, we are coming for you," President Nicolás Maduro warned demonstrators in an address to thousands of soldiers gathered in support of the president on March 15. He then played John Lennon's song, "Give Peace a Chance."
