Costa Rica is gaining traction as a serious contender in the global arena, thanks to competitive film incentives, experienced ...

Costa Rica is strengthening its position as a top destination for ... Today, two new birdwatching towers were inaugurated in the southern region, one in Santa María de Pittier de Coto Brus and the ...

In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles, which have long heralded the arrival of the ...

Visa holders have access to Costa Rica’s excellent public health care system, Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. To take advantage of it, “You must enroll in Social Security,” Brenes says.

The best Airbnbs in Costa Rica cater to families, couples and groups seeking a more intimate experience away from the crowds.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Article IV Consultation for Costa Rica on May 12, 2025.

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships missing for centuries — a finding that restores the ancestral lineage of an entire Costa ...

Ivanka Trump showed off her surfing skills while enjoying a family beach vacation to celebrate the Easter holiday. Ivanka, 43, shared photos of herself surfing in Costa Rica and gave fans a ...

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday. "Investigations of ...

A group of lawyers filed a suit Thursday against Costa Rica, claiming that it has violated the rights of dozens of minors deported from the United States by detaining them for nearly two months ...

Omer Badilla, the head of Costa Rica’s migration authority, said that starting on Monday, officials were returning passports and other personal documents to people who since February had been ...