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Air Canada passengers delayed for 32 hours in Costa Rica, including nine on runway

Nearly 300 Air Canada passengers have a nightmare flight before it even leaves the ground at Juan Santamaría.

Police to streamline crime reporting in far-flung beach spots

Starting this June, police in Puerto Viejo, Cocles, Cahuita, Flamingo, Dominical, Nosara, Sámara, Playas del Coco, and Tamarindo will start taking criminal complaints, according to Public Security Ministry spokesman José Vargas.

‘World’s happiest goalie’ Keylor Navas hopes to attract more European tourists

Keylor Navas is the star of a new advertising campaign from the Costa Rican Tourism Board that that seeks to draw more European tourists here.

Hooray! We can go fishing in Costa Rica with our children

Thanks to a recent change in Costa Rica's fishing regulations, children under the age of 16 can now participate in sport fishing.

Despite Zika fears, Guanacaste hotels are booked for Easter holiday

The first reported cases of Zika virus in Costa Rica do not appear to have negatively affected reservations at hotels in Guanacaste province for Holy Week.

Costa Rica to host World Surf League comp in Esterillos Este

Costa Rica will host a World Surf League qualifying series tournament starting on Oct. 5 at Esterillos Este in Puntarenas on the country's Pacific coast.

Big waves expected at Costa Rica’s northern Pacific, Caribbean beaches

Waves could reach 4.1 meters (13.7 feet) on Sunday at Guanacaste beaches and along the Nicoya Peninsula.

United Airlines ponders an earlier retirement for out-of-favor 747s

United Continental Holdings is considering parking its Boeing 747 jumbo jetliner fleet ahead of schedule to make way for newer, more-efficient twin-engine aircraft on its longest routes.

Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano sees new ash, gas explosions

Turrialba Volcano, located 50 kilometers east of Costa Rica's capital, this month has recorded an increase in activity that so far includes five ash, gas and vapor explosions. The most recent event occurred on Monday at 5:33 p.m., according to the University of Costa Rica's National Seismological Network.

A Trapiche’s Story: Carrying on the Family, Costa Rican Tradition

AT 2 a.m., 15-year-old Eduardo Sand quietly slips out of his house to begin a long day of work at the trapiche, the traditional...
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Major Cocaine Seizure in Costa Rica’s South Highlights Ongoing Cartel Fight

Costa Rican police pulled off a big win against drug traffickers this Sunday, seizing over a ton of cocaine hidden in a tourism minibus...

In Costa Rica, Rare White-Lipped Peccaries Still Survive

Today we meet the white-lipped peccary, a large animal that travels in large groups that has disappeared from a large part of its historical...

Costa Rica National Parks to Measure Tourism Impact

Costa Rica will now be able to measure the impact of tourism in its national parks, thanks to innovative environmental technology from The NeverRest...

Costa Rica’s Role in US Deportation Drama with Salvadoran Migrant

A Salvadoran man at the center of a heated US immigration battle could end up in Costa Rica if he accepts a guilty plea,...