Illegal wildlife trafficking is again flaring in Costa Rica’s Osa region, where authorities say late March and early April mark the most intense stretch...
Costa Rican police uncovered a hidden underground storage facility packed with equipment used for illegal gold mining during weekend operations in Cerro Conchuditas, in...
Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber, known as Sala IV, has condemned the government's repeated failure to act against illegal mining in Crucitas, a remote area...
The United States hit a suspected narcotrafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific and Costa Rica later received two bodies and one critically injured survivor...
This morning, Costa Rica extradited former security minister and ex-magistrate Celso Gamboa Sánchez and alleged trafficker Edwin López Vega, known as “Pecho de Rata,”...
Costa Rica on Wednesday set up two U.S.-donated mobile cargo scanners at Peñas Blancas and Paso Canoas, widening the inspection network at our busiest...
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Costa Rica late Monday night, rattling homes and buildings across the Central Valley and parts of the Pacific region....
Drug trafficking is taking a growing toll on ecosystems in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region, where environmental authorities warn that criminal groups are moving...
Costa Rica is known for waterfalls, cloud forests, wildlife, beaches and the kind of green reputation that draws travelers from around the world. But...
