While there weren't as many major political scandals in Costa Rica in 2015 as in years past, there still was plenty of material for Ticos to do what they seem to do best – celebrate the absurd with satire and memes made viral on social media.
In 2015 Costa Rica was the site of major drug busts, a first-of-its-kind sex tourism case and the rise of a serial killer. Here are the year's five biggest crime stories.
It was a historic 2015 for Costa Rican surfers, who won an ISA World Championship and finished a national-best eighth at the ultra-competitive Junior World Championships.
The dollar closed at an average of 446.10 colones on Monex on Friday, its weakest level since the platform opened in 2006 and the eighth straight daily decline.
Starting January 1, 2027, banks, government agencies, businesses and other institutions in Costa Rica will be required to accept the Costa Rican Digital Identity...
