The Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, will leave his post to take over as head of the Global Environment Facility, which…

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) in Costa Rica frequently issues green and yellow alerts for parts or all of the country. In fact, right now all of…

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted twice Monday, sending columns of gas 1.5 to 2 km into the skies above its crater. According…

Have you ever tried hanging horizontally from your local monkey bars? How about doing a headstand? If you've ever tried, you might have realized that hanging upside…

The permanent smile mother nature seemed to put on their faces and their high intelligence are probably some of the reasons virtually everybody loves dolphins. Costa Rica…

Sloths are some of the strangest creatures in the world. If you were to describe a generic sloth to someone, your might mention their long limbs and…

Costa Rica’s most popular national park is reopening to the public.  Manuel Antonio National Park near Quepos, Puntarenas joins several other protected wildlife areas across Costa Rica…

When I was planning at the beginning of this year for my sloth rehabilitation internship in Costa Rica, little did I know how drastically not just my…

Like most nations around the globe, Costa Rica has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Because of its considerable tourism and fishing-based economy, the impact has…

While many countries celebrate Mother's Day today, Costa Rica is not one of them. Even so, here at the Toucan Rescue Ranch in San Isidro de Heredia,…