Costa Rica has a robust healthcare system, and emergency services can be reached by dialing 911. Report the Incident: If you’re injured in a national park or reserve, notify park rangers or staff.

The flight from San Jose takes just under two hours, our twin-engine plane gliding low over jungled hills, white beaches and ...

Just like Sri Lanka, Costa Rica is a tropical paradise with lush green vegetation, dense forests with unique flora and fauna, ...

In the rainforest of Costa Rica, a soil-dwelling fish with skin-covered eyes maneuvered through the mud. Its small size and underground lifestyle likely helped it go unnoticed — until now. When ...

Police chase in Costa Rica ends with seizure of cocaine, marijuana, knives — and 5 massive swimming rodents Updated on: May 23, 2025 / 7:14 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...

Police, veterinarians, and officials from the Ministry of Environment transferred nearly 300 animals to a refuge in Costa Rica this Saturday, following the closure of the last two state-run zoos after ...

It’s 8 p.m. on a dark and starry March evening at La Selva Research Station in Costa Rica. The air is warm and moist and smells like damp soil and vegetation. A group of fifteen students from the ...

Costa Rica announced last week that it would close its two remaining state zoos, more than a decade after it passed a law to ban keeping wild animals in government-sponsored captivity but was met ...

However, due to a lack of information available, many tourists support unscrupulous tour operators who create unnatural experiences by feeding wild animals in order to provide their clients with an up ...