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Online Scams Are Becoming Costa Rica’s Biggest Crime Threat

For most of us that live here, the standard safety advice was simple: do not flash your phone on the bus, do not walk...

Argentina’s Etcheverry Pushes Spain’s Alcaraz at Monte Carlo 2026

Tomas Martin Etcheverry arrived at the Monte-Carlo Country Club on Thursday carrying form that most players on the clay circuit could only envy. He...

Costa Rica Expands Canada Access With New Air Canada Route

Air Canada is adding a new nonstop route between Vancouver and Guanacaste for the 2026 to 2027 winter season, giving Costa Rica’s Pacific coast...

Cuba Accuses US of Extorting Latin American Countries

Cuba accused the United States on Thursday of extorting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to cancel medical cooperation agreements with Havana in...

Costa Rica Fossil Discoveries Renew Interest in Ancient Giant Animals

A recent feature by Maria Faith Saligumba for Discover Wildlife Science has renewed attention on a part of Costa Rica’s history that many people...

El Niño forecast points to hotter and drier months ahead in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is heading into a hotter and drier stretch in the coming months, with the National Meteorological Institute warning (IMN) that El Niño...

Former Honduras President Thanks Trump For Overturned US Conviction

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said Wednesday that a United States appeals court overturned the 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking that had...

Costa Rica Battles Wildfire in Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve

Costa Rica environmental officials are battling a wildfire that has now spread into the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacaste after first burning on...

Brazil’s Joao Fonseca knocks out Matteo Berrettini at Monte Carlo

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca kept his strong week going at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday, beating Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2 to...

Costa Rica Warns of Rising Wildlife Trafficking in Osa During Nesting Season

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...
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Costa Rica Faces Growing Outrage Over Illegal Logging in Sarapiquí

In the community of La Guaria de Sarapiquí, in the lowland rainforest corridor of northern Heredia province, primary forest is disappearing at an alarming...

Costa Rica Burger Weeks 2026 Kicks Off With 27 Restaurants

Burger Weeks Costa Rica 2026 opened yesterday and runs through May 3, bringing 27 limited-time burger specials to participating restaurants in and around San...

Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Makes Esquire Best New Hotels 2026 List

Costa Rica picked up a place on Esquire’s Best New Hotels in the World 2026 list this week, with Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta...

Femicides in Costa Rica Continue to Fuel Alarm Over Violence Against Women

Costa Rica’s femicide count has reached 10 so far in 2026, keeping violence against women at the center of the country’s security concerns even...