United States Embassies across the world — including the one in San José, Costa Rica — are warning U.S. citizens to "keep a low profile" due to…
The U.S. Department of State classifies Costa Rica among its safest international destinations (Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions). However, the State Department says visitors and residents should…
The United States Embassy in San José, Costa Rica, has issued the following alert regarding suspected instances of phone fraud: American Citizen Services has received reports from…
How's the air in Costa Rica? The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can now tell you. The U.S. Embassy in San José recently installed a device that…
The United States Embassy has issued the following health alert regarding respiratory viruses in Costa Rica: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses tend to be…
The United States Embassy in Costa Rica has issued the following security alert regarding Tuesday's expected protests throughout San José: According to open source information, two protests…
The U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica has issued the following safety alert in response to at least 19 recent deaths suspected to have been caused by adulterated…
This story was updated at 12:35 p.m. following the Embassy's reopening. The United States Embassy briefly suspended normal operations Wednesday morning following an "evolving security situation," but…
Here’s how the story goes: In 1852, President Juan Rafael Mora Porras was about to receive delegates from Great Britain and the United States. Costa Rica was…
New U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Sharon Day and Public Security Minister Gustavo Mata visited the port of Caldera on the Central Pacific coast on Friday to…
