ASTRONAUT Franklin Chang Díazhas not only reached the stars – he has alsoreached star status in Costa Rica. Here, hiscompatriots take national pride in...
A week and a half after a fire ragedthrough two floors of San José’s HospitalCalderón Guardia, claiming 19 lives andcausing an estimated $15-20 million...
THE unexpected concern and generosityof complete strangers has helped get aseverely burned toddler from Costa Rica toa pediatric burn center in Galveston, in theU.S....
COFFEE hascontributed to thecountry’s cultureand economy since1820, when landownersbegan plantingit and exportingit to Europe. Duringthe heyday ofcoffee production,in the 1980s, coffeefarmers here receivednearly $300for...
FABIÁN Hernández, 67, has two prostheticlegs, the hard tan plastic emergingfrom his socks contrasting sharply with hisdark brown skin just above the knee. Sincethe...
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua –Nicaragua’s first lending library, run by aU.S. woman, is serving as an example forother book-loving expatriates.Jane Mirandette opened the...
WITH smiles on their faces and apparentoptimism, more than 120 campesinoswho had been camping out in theMetropolitan Cathedral in downtown SanJosé for the past...
Pope Francis has officially announced that Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized during the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year 2025, specifically at the Jubilee of...
According to the Global Climate Action Survey 2024, conducted by Gensler, Costa Rica is among the countries most severely impacted by extreme weather events...
If you live in a predominantly Tico barrio, you are likely familiar with vendedores ambulantes. These are the door-to-door salespeople who pass through selling...
Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega, submitted a constitutional reform to Congress on Wednesday to consolidate total control over all branches of power alongside his wife,...
