Rural life in Costa Rica comes with surprises. From potholes and ahorita to a mystery animal overhead, here’s how I learned to live with a noisy ceiling guest.

Forget what you think you know about the built-up Spanish Costas. The aptly named Costa de la Luz — or ‘Coast of Light’ — is a quiet stretch along Andalucía's lesser-visited Atlantic seaboard, where ...

In Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, life feels calm yet deeply meaningful. It’s one of the world’s five “Blue Zones,” places ...

On 6 November 2025, European Council President António Costa delivered a speech at the COP30 session on ‘Climate and Nature: Forests and Oceans’ in Belém, Brazil.

A surging colon and new 15% U.S. tariffs are battering Costa Rica’s economy, forcing the country to endure slower growth for ...

5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Costa Rica, 5.7 magnitude rattles Argentina on Wednesday Strong tremors shook two Latin American countries on Wednesday. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Quepos, ...

High stakes and regional pride are on the line as Honduras meets Costa Rica in a pivotal CONCACAF Qualifier that could reshape Group C. Honduras rides into the matchup full of momentum after a vital ...

Honduras kicked off September with a scoreless draw against Haiti on Sept. 5 at Ergilio Hato Stadium. Then it was able to take a 2-0 victory over Nicaragua just four days later at Nacional Chelato ...

A Mexican marine biologist was seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark while working off Costa Rica's Pacific coast and transferred to a hospital in the country's capital on Monday, ...

COYOL, Costa Rica—With a medical technology industry that sits at about $600 billion per year in the U.S. alone, near-shoring manufacturing has become critical. As such, Freudenberg Medical has opened ...

Explore Costa Rica’s geography, from volcanic mountains and tropical rainforests to coastlines along the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. This film features both well-known landmarks and remote ...

SAN JOSE, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the center of that country's crackdown on crime, ...