GENEVA – 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 ...

“Two people were shot near us as we were running from our home,” Lillian recalls. She and her family crossed the border into Costa Rica on foot, uncertain of what they would find there. Costa Rica — a ...

Ivanka Trump showed off her surfing skills while enjoying a family beach vacation to celebrate the Easter holiday. Ivanka, 43, shared photos of herself surfing in Costa Rica and gave fans a ...

April 23 (Reuters) - Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow them to freely move within the country, the country ...

Rights advocates say Panama and Costa Rica have become holding zones for migrants who are unable to return home or move forward, creating what some call a "black hole" of legal limbo and poor ...

Omer Badilla, the head of Costa Rica’s migration authority, said that starting on Monday, officials were returning passports and other personal documents to people who since February had been ...

A group of lawyers filed a suit Thursday against Costa Rica, claiming that it has violated the rights of dozens of minors deported from the United States by detaining them for nearly two months ...

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 total of 200 people, including 80 children, arrived in Costa Rica on two deportation flights from the United States in February and are being held in a migration “reception facility” near ...

Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights. By Annie Correal Costa Rica announced on Monday ...

Did you know Costa Rica has a “blue zone,” where people reportedly live longer and healthier lives than other parts of the globe? And it’s no wonder. With a warmer climate, active community ...

For decades, surfers and eco-tourists filled planes to Central America’s most popular travel destination, but food-focused travelers have found lots to love in Costa Rica’s waters and jungles ...