Playas del Coco may have started as a fishing village, but today, it reels in a new kind of visitor. Just 30 minutes from ...

Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya fishing ban (May–July 2025) protects marine life and supports fishers. Learn about its impact and ...

Rare footage of Costa Rica’s river otters, with expert insights on their habitat, behavior, and conservation status.

Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, rocked a chic black bikini while surfing the waves in Costa Rica over Easter.

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica that were previously believed to be pirate ships are ...

The pilot project, launched in 2023, is part of an effort to weave electric vehicles into the country’s public transportation ...

Two shipwrecks in Costa Rica were long thought to be sunken pirate ships. New research shows they were actually Danish slave ships. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with archaeologist Andreas Bloch.

The pilot project, launched in 2023, is part of an effort to weave electric vehicles into the country’s public transportation ...

As humanitarian needs reach critical levels in Costa Rica, due to continuing displacement from Nicaragua, a 41 per cent funding cut is seriously impacting the ability of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, ...

Ivanka Trump showed off her surfing skills while enjoying a family beach vacation in Costa Rica. The daughter of President ...

A sharp reduction in funding has forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners to slash support to thousands of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum-seekers in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow ...