A compact guide to Costa Rica: what to see, eat and do in the jungle paradise - Need a break from the capital? Charlotte ...

Small in size and big in attributes, Costa Rica in South America offers visitors a tropical holiday destination with immense diversity. Wet habitats of clouds and rainforests are home to hundreds of ...

A flesh-eating parasite known as New World Screwworm is moving closer and closer to the US border in Texas. The devastating ...

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

Aspen is one of the most expensive towns on Earth. More than 100 billionaires own homes here. If you live here or have ever ...

Parliament in the small mountainous country between France and Spain voted to legalize same-sex marriage. Voters supported ...

to serve as the US ambassador to Costa Rica. Hydroelectric plants are responsible for supplying 70% of the Central American country's electricity, and the state-run electricity company ...

The International Monetary Fund on Monday said it had approved a $1.5 billion, two-year precautionary flexible line of credit ...

Costa Rican authorities said they arrested 19 people accused of trafficking hundreds of predominantly Asian migrants to the ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a two-year arrangement for Costa Rica under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) in an amount equivalent to SDR 1.1082 billion ...

Imagine pedaling from the sun-drenched beaches of the **Pacific Ocean** to the lush, tropical shores of the **Caribbean Sea**, traversing dense rainf ...