The Health Ministry set a Feb. 14. deadline for administrators to make key infrastructure improvements at Manuel Antonio National Park.

Justices ordered Public Security Ministry officials to take immediate action to evict from Corcovado all those conducting illegal logging, poaching and gold mining.

Police operations are part of a surveillance strategy ahead of the distribution of Christmas bonuses that will begin this week.

Foreign Minister Manuel González Sanz said Costa Rica's decision to walk out of the U.N. General Assembly before Brazilian President Michel Temer's speech has been blown out of proportion.

Hula hoopers gather around the National Monument in Parque Naciónal in San José Saturday for the Transitarte Festival. The festival runs through Sunday, April 16,...

Cahuita National Park on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast is a delightful stroll alongside gorgeous beaches. Just watch out for the raccoons.

A new ad campaign called "Vos también sos Corcovado" is looking to attract more Costa Rican visitors to one of the country's wildest national parks.

At 47,588 hectares, Braulio Carrillo is the largest national park in Central Costa Rica and home to 6,000 different plant species, more than 500 migratory and endemic bird species, and other fauna.

PLAYA OSTIONAL, Guanacaste – For tourists, the beaches of Costa Rica are known as a prime location for rest and relaxation, but they’re the exact opposite for Hellen Lobo, a conservation biologist. For Lobo, the volcanic sand beaches of Ostional National Wildlife Reserve are a place where she works long hours researching, recording and writing.

An executive decree signed by the Environment Ministry last week aims at allowing restoration, recovery and rehabilitation of ecosystems at Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast.