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Eclectic electric: Ocaso Music Festival rages in Tamarindo

Ocaso aims to highlight a diverse array of artists and music genres under the house and techno umbrella.

Photos: Ocaso Music Festival in Tamarindo

The six-day event featured a variety of musical genres and a multitude of rising performers.

Music and migration: The struggles of Ceshia Ubau

Ceshia Ubau is a 21-year-old Nicaraguan songwriter who escaped the country's crisis and is making her voice heard in Costa Rica.

Toucan Rescue Ranch hosting ‘Tunes for Toucans’ concert fundraiser

The event will feature live music and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit the Toucan Rescue Ranch, whose mission is to "rescue, rehabilitate and when possible, release Costa Rican wildlife."

Costa Rica Rocks: Sun sets on El Sotano and Amon Solar

I have fond memories of El Sotano. Sipping cheap red wine in the darkened room to the tune of an unbelievably talented Scandinavian cello master performing his jazzy craft along with a couple of equally-skilled local musicians. It could well have been 1920. On a more recent occasion I had the pleasure of seeing local punk band Ave Negra play a standout show to a roomful of rowdy fans.

Costa Rica Rocks: A night of heavy metal in Cartago

Paraíso, a small city about 8 kilometers southeast of Cartago is known for the beautiful surroundings that gave it its name: Paradise. It’s also...

5 questions for a Costa Rican rapper – and an exclusive recording

The passion to empower others is what has driven the Costa Rican rapper Nakury to share her work with the world. Nakury, who was born...

Blues artist Jose Ramírez returns to San Pedro

A new blues show takes the stage tonight at the CCCN in San Pedro.

5 questions for a Honduran artist

"There’s a conviction that even though they’re in a precarious condition, there will always be a better tomorrow." Artist Pável Aguilar gives a voice to Honduran migrants in an exhibit now on display in San José.
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Major Cocaine Seizure in Costa Rica’s South Highlights Ongoing Cartel Fight

Costa Rican police pulled off a big win against drug traffickers this Sunday, seizing over a ton of cocaine hidden in a tourism minibus...

In Costa Rica, Rare White-Lipped Peccaries Still Survive

Today we meet the white-lipped peccary, a large animal that travels in large groups that has disappeared from a large part of its historical...

Costa Rica National Parks to Measure Tourism Impact

Costa Rica will now be able to measure the impact of tourism in its national parks, thanks to innovative environmental technology from The NeverRest...

Costa Rica’s Role in US Deportation Drama with Salvadoran Migrant

A Salvadoran man at the center of a heated US immigration battle could end up in Costa Rica if he accepts a guilty plea,...