Costa Rica is answering the call with its National Plastics Action Roadmap, a plan to nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2040, setting a global example through bold collaboration. Costa Rica’s ...

Costa Rica just scored a big win for its farmers and exporters. The European Union classified the country as low-risk for deforestation under its Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR), set to take ...

I traveled to Costa Rica earlier this year and learned a lot about how I'll pack for my next trip. There were a few things I was glad I'd thought to bring, like an extra blanket and natural soap.

Video shows cat trying to smuggle drugs into Costa Rica prison 01:31. Costa Rican police seized crack cocaine, marijuana and five capybaras — the largest rodents in the world — after chasing ...

The United States should offer to bring back and hear the asylum claims of approximately 200 third-party nationals, including children, who were wrongfully expelled to Costa Rica in February.

In Costa Rica, he highlighted signs such as increased violence, clashes between government branches, setbacks in press freedom, and growing democratic ambivalence. He added that in Costa Rica, there ...

Costa Rica just made a decisive move to tackle organized crime. Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly voted 44-13 to amend Article 32 of the Constitution, allowing the extradition of Costa Rican ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI), a cornerstone of Costa Rica’s economy, has taken a significant hit, according to a recent report by fDi Intelligence. Our country, long a magnet for high-quality ...

This year, Costa Rica has 12 officially sanctioned días feriados—mandated days off, most of them paid. Beyond these national holidays, each of the country’s seven provinces observes extra days off ...

The appeal, lodged with Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber, contests the environmental feasibility permit issued by the National Environmental Technical Secretariat in 2021. Activists allege the ...

This achievement is highlighted in Cushman & Wakefield’s Life Sciences Sector Update 2024 (updated March 2025), which lists Costa Rica as the only emerging market in Latin America featured alongside ...

Globally, insect populations are plummeting, with studies reporting a 45% drop in invertebrate abundance over 35 years. In Costa Rica, May beetles are part of this trend, alongside species like dung ...