A Costa Rica court has suspended visitor and vehicle access to the Playa Blanca marine wetland near Punta Leona.

Honduras has approved stricter prison rules targeting suspected gang members and drug traffickers, adopting measures similar to those used in El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown.

No Atlantic hurricane has formed this late in a season since 1914. El Niño is the main reason, and it's affecting Costa Rica too.

Nekajui on Guanacaste's Papagayo Peninsula is the only hotel in the Americas newly awarded three Michelin Keys.

El Niño has 74 communities on Costa Rica's Pacific side rationing water. See which areas are hit and how to store water safely.

Trump backs a US diesel export ban as Costa Rica, a steady buyer of US diesel, faces a proposed 100-colon-per-liter increase in October.

Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone is now live in Costa Rica, letting businesses accept contactless cards without a terminal.

San José’s former Simón Bolívar Zoo opens free on October 3 for Costa Rica Coffee Day, with tastings, music, tours and the ...

A luxury resort on Guanacaste's Papagayo Peninsula has received the Michelin Guide's highest hotel distinction, making it the only property in the Americas to... Apple rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhone ...

Five more people were arrested during the latest sea turtle arribada at Ostional, bringing September arrests linked to suspected illegal egg activity to at least 10.

From bankbooks and free bocas to machete-cut grass and Lada Nivas, a longtime resident looks back at the Costa Rica he first ...

Brazilian tennis star João Fonseca has withdrawn from Tokyo and Shanghai as the 20-year-old focuses on recovering from an ...