Costa Rica

Nature Air has chosen seven winners of its contest to design the tails of its new planes.

The ExpoVino wine convention opens to the public Thursday and Friday in Belén, just west of San José, with diverse samplings of Costa Rica's finest imported wines, from Chile, Argentina, the United States, Spain, Italy and even Germany.

The ExpoVino wine convention in Belén, which opened Wednesday and continues Thursday and Friday, invites the public to taste wines from all over the world.

Costa Rican stars Keylor Navas and Bryan Oviedo return to the national team after long layoffs, as the 23-man selection looks for its second straight win on Thursday when it takes on South Africa.

The Shortfilmfestival started 13 years ago in Bern, Switzerland, and has since spread to other cities. The festival will be held simultaneously in this year's chosen cities, or "playgrounds," which are: Buenos Aires (Argentina), Moscow (Russia), Cape Town (South Africa), Bangkok (Thailand), Cairo (Egypt), Kyoto (Japan), and San José, which became a shnit playground in 2011.

It’s a bit strange that if you’re interested in buying property in Costa Rica — renowned for copious rainfall, roaring rivers, whitewater rafting and...

Witch’s Rock Industries, which runs a popular surf camp, two restaurants and a brewery in Tamarindo, has significantly expanded its hospitality business with the acquisition last month of the 29-room Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel.

The Witch’s Rock surf empire in Tamarindo is branching out with the acquisition of the 29-room Pueblo Dorado Surf Hotel, just a few blocks north of the company’s surf camp and a one-minute walk from the beach in northwestern Costa Rica.

A reported 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled through the Central Valley at 11:51 a.m. on Thursday, and could be felt for approximately 15 seconds in downtown San José. The University of Costa Rica’s National Seismological Network (RSN) said the tremor originated five kilometers east of Naranjito de Aguirre, Quepos in Puntarenas.

Esteban Ramírez has been named winner of our August Sloth Kong Airport Photo Contest.