Costa Rica's tourism board says its rivals are Thailand, Indonesia and New Zealand, not its neighbors. Business chambers see a wider field and warn the country is getting too expensive.
The Atlantic Ocean has reached late September without producing a single hurricane, something that has not happened in 112 years. As of this morning,...
The University of Costa Rica has recommended that lawmakers reject a bill easing construction inside national parks, warning its wording reaches far beyond Route 32.
One of 2026's largest arribadas began Friday at Ostional in Guanacaste, as thousands of olive ridley turtles came ashore to nest. Counts are still pending.
Golfo Dulce is the only place on Earth where humpback whales from both hemispheres give birth. A new Costa Rican documentary spent three years filming it.
Two tropical waves in three days left the Caribbean and Northern Zone saturated while the Pacific sits in its driest stretch of the year. Here is what the next four weeks look like.
Prosecutors in Costa Rica have opened a negligent homicide investigation into the November 2024 crash of a commercial passenger plane on Cerro Pico Blanco,...
Prison-related cases at Costa Rica's Constitutional Chamber rose from 2,130 in 2020 to 4,780 in 2025, as tougher prison rules collide with the state's duty to feed and treat inmates.
