Costa Rica

Learning to surf isn't necessarily easy, but the folks at Witch's Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo make it pretty painless.

The Costa Rican designer Federico Martínez and Chilean designer Pablo Ruiz took their brand PuercoSpin to a new level last week when they inaugurated their own store in San Pedro, east of San José.

GUATEMALA CITY – After a 2-1 victory against Iran in a nail-biting match Thursday, Costa Rica plays Guatemala tonight in a bid to secure fifth place in the VI Women’s Futsal Tournament.

Bryan Ruíz scored an absolute golazo on Thursday for his club Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Europa League group stages.

We have some very flexible winners for our October Sloth Kong airport photo contest.

San José’s Parque Nacional was filled with a sea of orange on Wednesday, as groups from across the country gathered for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day designated by United Nations resolution in 1999.

Sights and sounds - and tastes - from the first Costa Rican edition of Mexico's popular Nrmal Festival.

LA FORTUNA, Alajuela — Standing on the rocky bank of the pool under La Fortuna Waterfall was a lifeguard wearing a life vest, holding...

Costa Rican judges could set an interesting precedent on Monday when they decide whether or not to charge 65-year-old David Strecker, aka "Cuba Dave," under a new and previously untested law that aims to clean up the country's image as a sex tourism haven.

An invasion of squatters, some with a criminal agenda, has traumatized this small surfing town, where many foreigners live in a gated community that was recently invaded by men who allegedly sexually molested two women and stole computers.