Wildlife rehabilitation seems pretty straightforward. A wild animal is in need of some sort of help, you patch it up, and then release it back into the wild, where...
New Year's is celebrated in countless ways across the world with each country ringing in the New Year with its own unique traditions. Costa Rica, is no exception, loving...
Travelers to Costa Rica need to exercise caution, as there are numerous regions of the nations that pose risks. A report showed that several of Costa Rica's most favored...
Moving from one country to another and from one culture to another means a double set of traditions to consider. Accepting new customs doesn’t mean rejecting the old because...
Guanacaste Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, in collaboration with the Costa Rica Tourism Board, inaugurated three new direct flight routes from major U.S. cities on Saturday, December...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reclaim the Panama Canal if it doesn't reduce tolls for American ships and accused China of being behind the waterway's operations. Here are...
American Airlines (AA), the world's largest airline, resumed flights Tuesday after a technical issue forced the suspension of all its travel in the United States during peak holiday season...
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed its concern and disapproval over the decision of Kölbi, the commercial brand of the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), to withdraw its...
According to Costa Rican health authorities, 2,939 people have presented vape-related disorders between January and October. Adolescents and young adults are the most affected by smoking-related diseases.
Data also shows...
Guatemalan officials said Sunday that members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect broke into a shelter attempting to recapture 160 minors taken from their compound two days earlier by authorities,...
Doña Flor Arguedas has been making tamales since she was 22. That was the year she got married. Her new mother-in-law told her, "Get ready. We are making tamales...
The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, rejected the threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about retaking control of the Panama Canal. "The canal is not under direct...
Recently crocodiles have been in the news in Costa Rica. There has been an increase in crocodile sightings and within the last year or so folks are starting to...
Surf instructors in Tamarindo and other beaches in Guanacaste have raised their voices against foreigners in irregular migratory status who engage in this same activity. Recently, they formed an...
As Christmas approaches and the high tourism season begins, Costa Rica is preparing to receive a large number of visitors. Today is one of the busiest days of the...
Driving to the Universidad Nacional in December was a family tradition for my daughter and me. Under the solstice sun and trade winds, Allison and I walked around the...
Costa Rica is home to 93 species of sharks and rays, representing 8% of the global diversity of these marine animals. However, over half of these species (56%) are...
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned El Salvador this Friday for denying an abortion in 2013 to a woman, publicly known as Beatriz, despite her life being at...
Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children this Friday from a property belonging to the Lev Tahor sect, an ultra-orthodox Jewish group under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of minors, reported...
When we moved to Costa Rica 12+ years ago, my new job managing a small non-profit brought us to a little beach town in Guanacaste. Life here has been...
Christmas one hundred and seven years ago meant Christmas trees with real candles, women in long skirts and petticoats, and men with waxed mustaches and pocket watches. In the...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reclaim the Panama Canal if it doesn't reduce tolls for American ships and accused China of being behind...
Guatemalan officials said Sunday that members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect broke into a shelter attempting to recapture 160 minors taken from their compound...
The President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, rejected the threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump about retaking control of the Panama Canal. "The...
Adelia Oreamuno's Nativity scene takes the viewer on a world tour. It includes Canada, with moose and a Mountie; the United States, from sea to shining sea; Vietnam and Thailand, with a tuk tuk car and elepants; and Africa, with various wild animals.
Three new plant species have been discovered in Costa Rica following an investigation by the National Museum of Costa Rica. The plants are identified...
