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.

In Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean, where tourism and development are booming, natural habitats are shrinking. This pressures ecosystems and disrupts the balance that keeps parasite populations in ...

The ZMT, a 200-meter coastal strip governed by Costa Rica’s 1977 Maritime Zoning Law, restricts private use in the first 50 meters and requires concessions for the next 150. Mayor Freiner Lara stated ...

In April, Costa Rica’s Minister of Justice visited El Salvador to learn from that country’s fight against crime. President Nayib Bukele has launched an aggressive campaign against gangs. The Costa ...

Costa Rica is taking center stage at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, from June 9 to 13, co-hosting alongside France to drive action on ocean conservation.Led by President ...

Costa Rica’s proposed Law for the Development and Promotion of the Maritime Terrestrial Zone aims to loosen restrictions on commercial and tourist activities in our coastal public zones. However, the ...

A joint Costa Rica–Panama operation has dismantled a transnational criminal organization involved in human smuggling and money laundering. Authorities carried out 23 raids Wednesday across Golfito, ...

In Pavones, a quiet surfing haven in Golfito, Puntarenas, recent evictions have stirred tension between residents and the local municipality. The conflict centers on properties built within the ...

Costa Rica recorded 880 homicides in 2024 and 225 in early 2025, prompting U.S. and Canadian travel advisories. Over 6,300 tourists reported crimes like theft and assaults since 2020. A high-profile ...

Costa Rica Eyes the Next Stage. Costa Rica, a consistent World Cup participant since Brazil 2014, will visit the Bahamas on Saturday and finish the round at home on Tuesday against Trinidad and Tobago ...

The rise in wildlife trafficking is casting a shadow over Costa Rica’s tourism industry, which relies heavily on its reputation as a biodiversity hotspot. In 2024, tourism generated $5.4 billion, ...

Costa Rican authorities said they arrested 19 people accused of trafficking hundreds of predominantly Asian migrants to the United States. The arrests Wednesday came during multi-city raids aimed ...