The 32-year-old Costa Rican music editor is making history tonight as the first person from his country ever nominated for an Academy Award. There is a particular kind of...
Two major international developments have Costa Ricans watching their fuel bills and trade routes with concern. The dispute over ports at the Panama Canal has escalated into a direct...
The Picnic Festival opened its 2026 edition yesterday, at the Centro de Eventos Pedregal in Belén de Heredia. Sunny skies and temperatures near 29 degrees Celsius marked the opening...
Iraq’s national soccer team will travel to Mexico to play its 2026 World Cup playoff match despite travel difficulties caused by the war in the Middle East, Iraqi Football...
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook parts of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on Saturday night. The tremors came from an epicenter located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast...
A century after Costa Rica’s deadliest train accident, the country pauses to remember the 385 people who lost their lives and the 93 others who suffered injuries when an...
The United States raised its flag over the embassy in Caracas on Saturday for the first time in seven years.U.S. Charge d'Affaires Laura Dogu led her team in the...
The Banco Central de Costa Rica presented the Monedero SINPE-TP this month. This prepaid contactless card lets people pay for rides on buses and trains without needing a bank...
The United States government announced this week that it started an investigation into Costa Rica and nearly 60 other economies. The review centers on concerns that these countries have...
Construction begins in May on the new bridge over the Río Coronado at Coronado de Osa on the Costanera Sur highway. Heavy rains in August 2020 eroded a pillar...
Cuba confirmed on Friday that it is holding talks with the United States, while beginning the release of political prisoners as part of an agreement with the Vatican, the...
Three people survived a small plane crash in La Fortuna de San Carlos this morning. The Cessna 206 registered TI-GRE lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Arenal Airport....
Panama’s government asked Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping to reconsider its suspension of operations at the Balboa port at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Minister for Canal...
Coffee producers in Costa Rica warn that a sharp drop in the dollar’s exchange rate against the colón, now below ₡480, threatens to ruin their operations. The exchange rate,...
One of Costa Rica's main attractions is our plentiful wildlife. Tourists come to see monkeys, sloths, toucans and more in their natural habitats. But it is called wildlife for...
The Chinese embassy in Costa Rica rejected accusations that actors linked to the country carried out cyber espionage against the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). Costa Rican officials announced...
Rescue teams from the Costa Rican Red Cross and National Coast Guard Service continue to search for 18-year-old Diorgel Hall Garth after rip currents pulled him away from shore...
Costa Rica’s long-running plan to build an international airport in the country’s southern zone is once again moving forward, reviving a project that supporters see as a path to...
The United States delivered the final documents Costa Rican courts required to advance the extradition of Celso Gamboa Sánchez and Edwin Danney López Vega, known as Pecho de Rata....
The international Hilton chain will expand its operations in Costa Rica with six hotels now under development. The company will also introduce three brands that will open in the...
In a major advancement for marine conservation, the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition (OOWC), in collaboration with Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and national park rangers, has...
Combining a trip to both Dubai and Oman offers travelers the chance to experience two distinct sides of the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai, with its modern architecture, shopping malls, and...
The Government of Costa Rica announced today that the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) suffered a security attack linked to cyber espionage. Officials revealed the breach during an emergency...
Kombucha Culture, the top kombucha producer in Costa Rica and Central America, now sells its canned drinks at select stores in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. The company...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele brushed aside accusations from human rights organizations that his government holds political prisoners and has committed crimes against humanity in its campaign against street...
Two major international developments have Costa Ricans watching their fuel bills and trade routes with concern. The dispute over ports at the Panama Canal...
Panama’s government asked Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping to reconsider its suspension of operations at the Balboa port at the Pacific entrance to the...
Kombucha Culture, the top kombucha producer in Costa Rica and Central America, now sells its canned drinks at select stores in Southern California and...
Women and supporters march in downtown San José today to observe International Women's Day and voice demands for greater rights and protections. The 8M...
In a major advancement for marine conservation, the One Ocean Worldwide Coalition (OOWC), in collaboration with Costa Rica’s National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)...
Barra del Colorado’s tourism-fishing sector held a community training session aimed at tightening standards for sportfishing and protecting the fishery that sustains much of...
