Costa Rica released its 2015 ad campaign for U.S. and Canadian visitors this month, but the country’s history as a destination for the rich and famous is endorsement enough. Here’s a run down of the biggest celebs who stamped their passports “pura vida" in 2014.
A Diario Extra reporter mistakes the Hollywood film "Runner Runner" for an erotic movie featuring Costa Rican police officers, provoking an angry reaction from Costa Rica's public security minister.
A bad month keeps getting worse for Bill Cosby. As recently as a week ago, 16 women had accused the veteran comedian of sexual assault. Now, that number stands at 20 — and the fallout is mounting.
Mexico's iconic television comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños, who enchanted generations of Latin American children by playing an orphan who lived in a barrel and a goofy superhero, died on Friday. He was 85.
Beyoncé isn't the only celebrity that likes to vacation in Costa Rica. Arriving in Spring of 2015, Archie Andrews and the gang from Archie Comics will tour the country for their spring break in a four-issue miniseries.
Joel Campbell joined in on the viral phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge, a fundraiser for ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Some 1.7 million donors have combined to raise almost $80 million to fight the neuromuscular disease.
