More than half the arrests involved domestic violence, despite a government campaign to curb a recent spike in domestic abuse complaints during the World Cup.
French fans gathered at the Jazz Café in San Pedro and German fans at the Club Alemán in Los Yoses to watch the quarterfinal game between the two teams.
After Costa Rica’s historic string of World Cup wins so far, the small Central American country of 4.8 million is hoping that all the extra attention will translate into more tourists and foreign investment.
U.S. keeper Tim Howard had made a string of fine saves to keep Marc Wilmots' men at bay during the 90 minutes in Salvador. Howard's 16 saves throughout the match broke the record for most saves in a World Cup game.
La Sele's historic qualification for the quarterfinals round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil prompted the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) to extend the airing of a TV ad campaign currently promoting the country as an ideal destination for tourism, trade and investment.
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says his team's attack will be the best form of defense when his underdogs tackle Belgium on Tuesday for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals.
The outlook for Costa Rica’s tourism sector is extremely uncertain, with the industry already hit by a decline in international arrivals due to multiple...
