Cabo Blanco's sheer isolation on the southernmost tip of Nicoya Peninsula makes it a secluded paradise worth visiting. So why don't more people come here?
Costa Rica's Health Ministry recently ordered San José city officials to come up with a plan to control the urban pigeon population. The birds are becoming a health hazard.
Poás Volcano National Park is an otherworldly place where mossy green forests surround a steaming acid lake. And it's not a bad place to go on Costa Rican Mother's Day.
The American flag was raised Friday over the U.S. Embassy in Havana beside the three Marines who last lowered the Stars and Stripes more than a half-century ago in a day of history-making symbolism as more Cold War vestiges were put to rest.
Counting down the top 10 goals in Costa Rica football history. Included on the list are Tico legends, like Rolando Fonseca and Paulo Wanchope, as well as some modern mainstays like Bryan Ruíz and Joel Campbell.
Zimbabwe on Friday called for the extradition of Walter Palmer, the Minnesota trophy hunter who shot and killed Cecil the lion. Palmer and his guide have said the killing of the tagged lion, who was a favorite among tourists, was a mistake and that calls for severe punishment are out of proportion.
Giving guidance on regulatory compliance and help with networking are normal practices at U.S. embassies around the world. But they're still foreign territory for U.S. officials at the reopened embassy in Cuba.
PLAYA OSTIONAL, Guanacaste – Sea foam laps the shore as the sun rises over the ocean. It’s 5 a.m. on a calm, beautiful morning, but the residents of Ostional aren’t out to enjoy a leisurely walk on the beach – they’re hard at work.
Thousands of travelers face gridlock at the Peñas Blancas border crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua this holiday period, with migration offices overwhelmed by...
Salvadoran prosecutors have secured convictions against 248 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, resulting in prison terms that stretch into centuries for some...
