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.

Marine archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery off the coast of Costa Rica, shedding new light on a mystery that has ...

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.

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, ...

For years, birders have been drawn to a little jewel in Central America, Costa Rica. In a country the size of West Virginia, ...

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

The director of the Americas Division of the organization analyzes the first months of the Trump administration and says she still trusts in judicial independence to curb his immigration policies ...

The cocaine is then smuggled through Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala to Mexico, with the ultimate destination being the United States. Arias’ organization uses social media to intimidate Costa ...

The First Daughter has been photographed with supermodels Karlie Kloss and Gisele Bündchen enjoying an Easter vacation in Costa Rica. Pictures of the trio on a beach in the Central American ...

(Bangkok) – The Maldives government should immediately reinstate three Supreme Court justices who were improperly suspended and cease other efforts to undermine judicial independence, Human ...

Costa Rica has become Bündchen's second home since her relationship with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente began. The two now share a son, River, and Valente trains clients (and celebs ...