The legendary springs fell into disuse and ended up lost, forgotten and buried in a garbage dump for decades — until an Israeli Indiana Jones named Avraham Kotlitzky tracked them down here eight years ago, moved garbage and weeds aside, and thrust his hand into a hot spring.
Río Chollín, at the base of Costa Rica's Arenal Volcano next to the Tabacón resort, is a bathwater-hot, fast river with rapids and waterfalls. Best of all, it's completely free.
A senior San José municipal official who helped develop controversial new rules for bars, restaurants and live entertainment has resigned, days after the city...
Former President and Nobel Peace laureate Óscar Arias has accused Costa Rica of surrendering its foreign-policy independence to the United States, telling a San...
A coalition of environmental organizations has launched a nationwide campaign to protect Costa Rica’s coral reefs as a powerful El Niño threatens to push...
