EMERGENCY officials in Escazú, west of SanJosé, are warning residents and hikers in the protectedhills above the town that more big mudslides arepossible during...
BUYING a house or business locationjust isn’t an option for many foreignresidents, let alone Ticos. Renting helpsspread the financial load and providesflexibility. Foreigners have...
THE roadblocks that paralyzed the country for twodays this week affected almost every area of commerceand tourism, causing million-dollar losses throughoutCosta Rica and Nicaragua.Crates...
RINCÓN, Osa Peninsula – Rare arethose who drive down a scenic road withincredible views and lush forests withoutat least once daydreaming about runningaway from...
THE government’s top legal expertsthis week sided with legislators who havequestioned the way in which congressionalleaders attempted to speed up passage ofthe much-delayed tax...
MORE than seven years and hundreds of buildingsafter it was originally proposed, municipal officialssay the Escazú Regulatory Plan is weeks awayfrom final completion.Aiming to...
THEY’LL start by putting parkingmeters along the city’s streets. Then a newstorm water drainage system will be builtthroughout the capital.In the end, if everything...
Costa Rica now has its first symphony orchestra that consists exclusively of women. The Sistema Nacional de Educación Musical assembled the ensemble as part...
In a deepening humanitarian crisis amid escalating Middle East tensions, approximately 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 cruise ship passengers find themselves stranded in the turbulent...
Burger King Costa Rica has cut all professional links with social media influencer Mike Blanco after reports emerged of alleged inappropriate contact with minors....
Honduras security forces committed serious human rights abuses in 2025 while the country operated under a state of exception, the United Nations human rights...
