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Costa Rica Launches First App to Identify Venomous Snakes

Costa Rica now has its first mobile app designed to help people identify venomous snakes and respond to bites. The Clodomiro Picado Institute at...

Costa Rica Blocks Tárcoles Crocodile Deck Permits as Officials Push Back

Controversy has erupted over construction of a crocodile viewing deck next to the bridge that spans the Tárcoles River in Garabito. Environmental lawyer Walter...

Panama Remote Robotic Stroke Procedure Drawing International Attention

A remote robotic stroke procedure carried out in Panama is drawing international attention from specialists who see it as a possible way to get...

U.S. Travel Advisory Highlights Costa Rica as a Safer Choice in Central America

The latest U.S. State Department travel advisory update provides a fresh look at how safe American travelers are likely to be across Central America...

Cuba Children’s Heart Hospital Faces Hard Choices as Fuel Crisis Deepens

Doctors at Cuba’s main pediatric cardiac hospital are facing heartbreaking dilemmas as a U.S.-imposed fuel blockade puts even more pressure on the island’s fragile...

Christina Aguilera Gives Rare Glimpse Into Family Life in Costa Rica

Pop icon Christina Aguilera is giving fans a rare and heartwarming window into her life as a mom, sharing a video recap of her...

Growing Old in Costa Rica as an Expat and Immigrant

There are no readily available numbers for the number of foreigners, meaning non-Ticos, who die in Costa Rica each year. Between drownings, car crashes,...

Maduro Son Calls Charges Unlikely to Be Dropped in U.S. Drug Case

Nicolás Maduro’s son said that he trusts the U.S. legal system even as he called the case against his father tainted by what he...

Costa Rica to Accept 25 Deportees From the US Each Week

Costa Rica’s new migration agreement with the United States is starting to look less like a one-off diplomatic gesture and more like a regular...

Costa Rica shuttles to Bocas del Toro run daily with WiFi and border help

Travelers heading from Costa Rica to Panama’s Bocas del Toro islands now rely on shuttle services that run twice daily. The comfortable vehicles come...
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Jannik Sinner Wins Miami Open 2026 to Complete Historic Sunshine Double

Jannik Sinner won the 2026 Miami Open on Sunday, defeating Czech 21st seed Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 in the men's final at Hard Rock...

Israel Defends Blocked Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

Netanyahu stating there was “no bad intention” after preventing a Catholic Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre enters Costa Rica’s public conversation...

Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

A Guatemalan appeals court provisionally suspended construction of the El Triunfo maximum-security prison on Saturday, one day after President Bernardo Arévalo laid the first...

Costa Rica Marks Palm Sunday with Crowds at Cartago Basilica

Palm Sunday brought large crowds to Cartago on Sunday as Catholics gathered at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles for Masses, blessings...