Rainy season

Costa Rica has a tropical climate since it lies so near the equator.  In fact, the country is famous for having one of the...

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) on Monday night issued a weather alert due to rain throughout Costa Rica: The alert reads as follows: Events...

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) is recommending caution as persistent rainfall continues in Costa Rica this week.

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) is recommending caution as persistent rainfall continues in Costa Rica this week.

As the tropical rains increase in the last quarter of the year, so do the bugs - and for the gardener, that can spell trouble. Here's a collection of natural insect controls you can prepare right in your kitchen.

La Niña typically causes an increase in rainfall in the Costa Rica's Central and Southern Pacific, and a decrease in rainfall in the southern Caribbean, according to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN).

The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica has issued a weather alert due to forecasts of heavy rains through Friday, August 16. Read the alert in...

IMN discredited social-media posts which purported a hurricane would make landfall in Costa Rica on Thursday. 

UPDATE: The National Emergency Commission announced that as of 9 a.m. on Sunday, all 150 people that were trapped on Route 32 have been...

Authorities declared an informative Green Alert nationwide.