Costa Rica ranks as the second-worst country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for transportation infrastructure quality, surpassed only by Colombia among 38 member ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves took another step in his shift toward a tough-on-crime stance, announcing plans to build a new prison in the Central American ...

Costa Rica has long been a beacon of democracy in Latin America, with a proud history of protecting press freedom. But the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paints a ...

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday. "Investigations of ...

Costa Rica Will Give Migrants Deported From the US Permits to Stay in the Country for 3 Months MEXICO CITY (AP) — Costa Rica announced Tuesday it will allow some of the approximately 200 ...

Don McDougall from Okotoks, Alta., says a jade amulet from Costa Rica had been with them for more than 50 years. “In 1971, my parent sponsored an exchange student from Costa Rica,” explained ...

By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and James Wagner Reporting from Mexico City A group of lawyers on Thursday filed suit against Costa Rica, claiming it has violated the rights of dozens of minors ...

New York Yankees/X; Rich Schultz/Getty Costa Rica's Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into "what happened" while Brett Gardner’s 14-year-old son Miller was staying with his family ...

MEXICO CITY — A group of human rights lawyers is suing Costa Rica, alleging the Central American nation violated the rights of dozens of migrant children by detaining them in a rural camp for ...

Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and ...

Costa Rica's Ministry of Health has announced an investigation into the luxury hotel where Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of New York Yankees hero Brett Gardner, died of carbon monoxide ...

Surf’s up for Ivanka Trump. The first daughter, 43, showed she is continuing to prioritize her fitness by going surfing during a family vacation in Costa Rica earlier this week. Trump was seen ...