The Tico Times

At the start of Costa Rica's rainy season this year, a group of biologists will embark on a mission to rediscover one of Costa Rica’s most beloved animals, the extinct golden toad.

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Costa Rica is set to receive the presidency pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), making the Central American country the “capital” of Latin America, according to President Laura Chinchilla.

Ruling National Liberation Party candidate Johnny Araya has inched up in the polls as his rivals start to cannibalize one another’s support, according to the latest CID-Gallup poll of decided voters released Tuesday.

Some 2,000 police officers will mobilize to tourist hotspots during the high season, including beaches and national parks.

Over the last two decades, Costa Rica has developed a reputation for its ample array of outdoor adventures. Canopy tours, horseback riding, rafting, rappelling...

Catherine Bellis of the United States and Roman Safiullin from Russia win the girls' and boys' singles finals in this classic tennis tournament.

Costa Rica's unemployment rate dropped from 9.6 to 8.9 during the first three quarters of 2013 but it wasn't enough to avoid the lamentable title.

The National Liberation Party candidate said that the proposed highway expansion would be publicly financed and not rely on a concession.

Each year in January, Ticos descend on the sleepy coffee town of Palmares, northwest of San José, for the country’s most rowdy fiesta. Palmares hosts a traditional Costa Rican festival with bullfights, horse parades and carnival rides, but also brings in famous international acts and way more beer than is probably necessary.