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Costa Rica celebrates the 169th Battle of Rivas in 2025! Join Juan Santamaría Day parades and events in Alajuela to honor a ...

COMMENTARY Costa Rica is a longstanding democratic model in the hemisphere — but is its controversial president poised to ...

Costa Rica now has more than 20 national symbols, and there are several bills in the Legislative Assembly to expand that list. Included in that agenda are the Arenal Volcano, the scarlet macaw, the ...

For several decades, the global tourism market has begun to segment itself in search of new niches to diversify the options ...

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In parliamentary systems, the head of government—usually called the prime minister—is selected by the legislature and can be removed by a legislative vote of no ... Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, ...

Costa Rica announced Tuesday it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in ...

Costa Rica’s security minister has begun a visit to El Salvador to study the measures it has taken to reduce violence caused by its powerful street gangs ...

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 ...

QUEPOS, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities are investigating whether former Yankee star Brett Gardner’s teen son died from an allergic reaction to medication he was given for food poisoning.

A Costa Rica hotel owner spoke out about the tragic death of Brett Gardner’s son, Miller Gardner. “The truth of the matter is that for the many, many years that we have had tourism in Manuel ...