Raising awareness of mobility concerns, innovative design for wheelchairs and continuing efforts to make Costa Rica's national parks more accessible are poised to make the country’s national wonders available to people of all abilities and ages.
Juan José Andrade, director general of the National Police, said that 500 officers would be deployed, and he denied that the U.S. team received special treatment when they arrived at Juan Santamaría International Airport Tuesday afternoon.
A hunter was charged with attempted murder in the latest attack on environmental workers in a country that promotes itself as a world leader in environmental protection.
Hours before his murder, sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora came upon poachers digging up turtle eggs at the notoriously dangerous Moín Beach, near Limón...
Business promoters hope that a new national brand will make investors imagine another kind of "green" besides environmentalism when they think of Costa Rica.
The veteran swimmer had hoped to complete the treacherous 160-kilometer (100-mile) trek in 80 hours. But in the end, she did it in 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18.6 seconds.
