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Costa Rica Conservation Trips Canceled as GVI Enters Liquidation

A long-running international volunteer travel company that sold conservation trips to Costa Rica has shut down and canceled all current and future programs, forcing...

Costa Rica’s Puerto Caldera Modernization Moves Ahead After Appeal Rejected

Costa Rica’s long-delayed plan to modernize Puerto Caldera cleared a major hurdle this week after two appeals against the contract award were rejected, allowing...

Costa Rica Announces Route 27 Traffic Plan for Pacific Beach Return

Costa Rica will apply reversible lanes on Route 27 on Sunday, July 12, and Sunday, July 19, as thousands of drivers return to the...

Chris Hemsworth Returns to Costa Rica for Beach Vacation

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is vacationing in Costa Rica, where he has been seen surfing, walking the beach and taking photos with fans on...

Costa Rica’s Tourism Boom Brings Jobs, Dollars and New Pressure

Costa Rica’s tourism industry has become one our strongest economic engines, but a new OECD report says the sector is entering a more complicated...

Costa Rica Targets Higher-Spending Travelers Over Mass Tourism

Costa Rica is leaning further into a tourism strategy built around higher-value visitors, longer stays and experience-based travel, signaling a continued move away from...

Bite Free, Naturally: Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents in Costa Rica

There's nothing worse than an itchy mosquito bite — except, in Costa Rica, what that bite might carry. With the rainy season in full...

The View’s Ana Navarro Shares Warm Tribute to Costa Rica

Ana Navarro, the Nicaraguan-born political commentator known for her work on ABC’s The View and CNN, recently shared a warm public tribute to Costa...

Costa Rica Police Warn Drivers Not to Take Cars Onto Beaches

Costa Rica’s Traffic Police are warning drivers not to take cars, motorcycles or ATVs onto the beaches as midyear vacation travel brings more families...

Costa Rica Road to Fully Reopen Monday After Month-Long Closure

Costa Rica's Route 27 is expected to reopen in both directions for all vehicles at 5 a.m. Monday, bringing major relief to drivers heading...
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Costa Rica’s Police Fleet Crisis Threatens Patrols Across the Country

Costa Rica’s public security strategy is running into a basic problem: police do not have enough working vehicles to patrol the country. Security Minister...

Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest Joins the IUCN Green List

The Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve has been added to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, becoming the first protected area...

Costa Rica Conservation Trips Canceled as GVI Enters Liquidation

A long-running international volunteer travel company that sold conservation trips to Costa Rica has shut down and canceled all current and future programs, forcing...

Costa Rica’s Puerto Caldera Modernization Moves Ahead After Appeal Rejected

Costa Rica’s long-delayed plan to modernize Puerto Caldera cleared a major hurdle this week after two appeals against the contract award were rejected, allowing...