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Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport

Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport, with the long-term goal of bringing international flights directly to...

Costa Rica’s OIJ Invests in Israeli Technology to Unlock Seized Phones

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investing heavily in technology capable of unlocking and getting information from cellphones seized during criminal investigations, as...

Messi Retires from Argentina After 20 years with the National Team

Lionel Messi announced today that he is retiring from the Argentina national team, closing a 20-year international career that ended with a World Cup...

Tourist Guide Dies in Flash Flood on Pérez Zeledón River

A tourist guide died yesterday when a wall of water came down the Río Barú in Pérez Zeledón and caught a group of roughly...

Argentina’s Navone Hands Djokovic His Earliest Grand Slam Exit in 20 Years

Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title ended almost as soon as it began Sunday night, with Argentina’s Mariano Navone pulling...

Wife of Extradited Trafficker Detained at Costa Rica Airport

Costa Rican authorities detained a woman sought in the largest organized-crime investigation this afternoon, moments after she stepped off a flight from Switzerland at...

Wildlife Trafficking in Costa Rica Moves onto Social Media

Currently unknown numbers of wild animals are illegally pulled from Costa Rica's forests, rivers and coastlines every year, according to the Attorney General's Office,...

Flash Flood Sweeps Away Guide and Hiker in Pérez Zeledón

Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only...

Heavy Rains Put Costa Rica’s Banana Farms Under Growing Pressure

Heavy rain, flooded fields and the spread of a damaging plant disease are putting growing pressure on Costa Rica’s banana farms, particularly in the...

Costa Rica Scrapped the Three Month Driving Limit for Foreign Licenses

If you are driving in Costa Rica on a license from home, the rule you have probably read online is out of date. You...

Costa Rica Upholds Puerto Viejo Dock Approval as New Appeal Raises Coral Concerns

Costa Rica’s environmental authority has kept approval in place for a proposed public dock in Puerto Viejo. A new appeal argues that important coral information was added after the original decision and questions the project’s reported size.

Parque La Libertad Layoffs Prompt Community Protest in Costa Rica

Communities surrounding Parque La Libertad are preparing a peaceful musical protest on Sunday after government budget cuts led to 15 layoffs and temporary salary...

Scientists Document a Rare Golden Ray in Costa Rica’s Northern Pacific

A small ray the color of a gold coin turned up in shallow water off Guanacaste, and researchers say nothing like it has ever...

The Lifeguards Who Transformed Playa Dominical in Costa Rica

Playa Dominical has a well earned reputation as one of Costa Rica’s premier surfing spots. Its powerful and consistent beach break draws riders from...
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Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport

Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport, with the long-term goal of bringing international flights directly to...

Costa Rica’s OIJ Invests in Israeli Technology to Unlock Seized Phones

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investing heavily in technology capable of unlocking and getting information from cellphones seized during criminal investigations, as...

Lagoon Operator Says German Consul Was Swimming When He Drowned

The association that runs the recreation center where Germany's consul in Costa Rica died on Saturday has disputed the account that circulated internationally in...

Messi Retires from Argentina After 20 years with the National Team

Lionel Messi announced today that he is retiring from the Argentina national team, closing a 20-year international career that ended with a World Cup...