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.

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.

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

Manuel Antonio National Park is one of Costa Rica's most famous natural treasures, renowned for its lush rainforest , ...

Costa Rica is home to some pretty scary-looking arachnids, but of the more than 20,000 species of spiders in the country, only a handful present any danger to humans. Unfortunately, within this ...

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 ...

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 ...