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Costa Rican police rescue U.S. family adrift off Pacific coast

A family of four from the U.S. was rescued while adrift in the sea on their kayak in the Pacific Ocean near Playa Flamingo.

U.S. family works to set up Costa Rican halfway house in wake of son’s death

In late October, 33-year-old U.S. native Brandon Rowlands died in Costa Rica. Shortly beforehand, he had been placed into an early-release program following a...

Arrests made in case of murdered Dutch couple and laborer

OIJ officials say they've solved the January case of a Dutch couple and Nicaraguan laborer who were found brutally murdered on their Puntarenas farm.

As the FBAR deadline approaches, here’s what you need to know

U.S. citizens and permanent residents with bank accounts abroad may have to report those accounts to the U.S. government by June 30, 2014.
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Costa Rica’s Hottest Property Market Is About to Get Its First Rulebook

The Municipality of Santa Cruz is moving to impose order on one of Costa Rica's fastest-growing property markets, preparing a coastal and urban zoning...

Costa Rica Businesses Question New SINPE Móvil Tax Monitoring

Some Costa Rican merchants are quietly weighing a return to cash. The reason is a plan by the Ministry of Hacienda to scrutinize the...

Historic UCR Music School Faces Possible Closure

The historic building that houses the University of Costa Rica’s School of Musical Arts could lose its operating permit after health inspectors found infrastructure...

Costa Rica Clears Legal Path for Recope to Move Beyond Petroleum

Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly has approved a reform that frees the state fuel company to work with energy sources other than oil for the...