The average Costa Rican's quality of life matches that of some European countries, including Spain and Italy, according to a new report that measures a country's social progress beyond its gross domestic product.
Costa Rica welcomed some 2.4 million tourists during 2013, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to 2012, the Costa Rican Tourism Board reported Thursday.
Costa Rica's unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in the July-to-September quarter, up from 5.7% a year earlier, according to the National Institute of Statistics...
