The U.S. said there were three survivors, while a Costa Rican official said two people were killed and one was critically ...

A lawsuit filed Friday blames the owners and others associated with a resort in Costa Rica for the carbon dioxide-related ...

Former New York Yankees athlete Brett Gardner and his wife, Jessica Gardner, filed a lawsuit against Costa Rica’s Arenas Del ...

Costa Rica on Friday extradited former top judge and security minister Celso Gamboa to the United States, where he is wanted ...

Retiring in Central America offers an appealing mix of low living costs, natural scenery, and expat-friendly communities ...

The male snorkeler is apparently Aaron Miranda, who described: “I’m coming across a Costa Rican-style submarine.” (His ...

IS BEING DESCRIBED AS MURDER.. THE RESULT OF A ROBBERY GONE BAD.. SANTA CRUZ SURFING LEGEND.. KURT VAN DYKE.. FOUND MURDERED ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN COSTA RICA.. FRIENDS AND FAMILY GOT THE NEWS FROM VAN ...

A California surfing legend has been brutally killed while his girlfriend was tied up and robbed at their Costa Rica home. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, who owned a hotel in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was found ...

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

Samuel Rojas Fernández is a law school student at the University of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is often presented as a global model of environmental success. Almost all of its electricity comes from ...

Costa Ricans have elected conservative populist Laura Fernández as their next president, according to preliminary results, making her the latest right-leaning leader to win office in Latin America.

Laura Fernández’s victory was driven by a crisis in which Costa Rica’s reputation for peace has been tarred by record-breaking violence. By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and David Bolaños The reporters ...