Poás Volcano had another eruption that reached an altitude of over 1 kilometer this Friday morning and could be easily seen from many spots of the metropolitan area. Since 11 p.m. on Thursday night ...

So, you came to Costa Rica on vacation and you want to take something back with you as a reminder of your fun time here, or maybe you live here and you need to take souvenirs back to your family ...

A regional proposal by the Costa Rican Judiciary’s Restorative Justice Program was chosen from more than eighty projects submitted to an international competition organized by the European Union. The ...

The poor decision when a group of 5 teenagers went swimming in Playa Espadilla, Manuel Antonio this Saturday night despite the heavy rain, cost one of them his life, while two others have not yet been ...

As the city has taken shape and built up around it, the Gran Hotel, facing onto the National Theater and Plaza de la Culture in downtown San José, has held on to its style The hotel closed in June of ...

Data from the Costa Rican Health Ministry for the first nearly five months of 2017 show a decrease in the number of new dengue cases compared to last year. Additionally, last year there were three ...

Located in the region of Sarapiquí, Heredia, in the North of Costa Rica this Biological Reserve was born in 1995 as a private effort of conservation, it encompasses 345 hectares of tropical rainforest ...

By Wendy Anders An American identified as John Joseph Lonegan was killed Wednesday in Jacó after a quarrel with a man after he refused to buy drugs from the latter, reported El Diario Extra, a Costa ...

The Costa Rica Brewery Company (FIFCO) opened its first souvenir shop under the name “Tienda de la Birra” (Beer Store, “birra” is the coloquial term used by ticos to refer to beer). The new store is ...

Morals and attitudes are changing in Costa Rica, and a few years ago a divorce was no reason to celebrate. Ticas were mostly resigned to wallowing in pity, or in some cases expressing quiet relief, ...

The dangers of purchasing sex reach far beyond the possible acquisition of an STD or the fact that your significant other may find out about your purchased infidelity (hopefully not by way of an STD).

According to data by the Regional Institute of Studies of Toxic Substances (IRET) of the National University (UNA) in Costa Rica, the country uses on average an alarming 18.2 kilograms of pesticides ...