In 1971, Costa Rica introduced its pensionado and rentista residency visa categories in a bid to attract foreign retirees and bring a source of reliable foreign revenue into the country. And it worked ...

For decades, trains were the lifeline of Costa Rica's economy, transporting coffee, bananas, and passengers across the ...

Renowned for its natural beauty and ecological preservation, Costa Rica is ramping up efforts to become a contender in global film production ...

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

Officials from Japan to California issued warnings after an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast. Hours later, there were ...

Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...

The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the ...

The warning has been issued to anyone travelling to or in the Phillipines, Canada, Taiwan, China, Tonga, New Zealand, Russia, ...

Waves of 4ft (1.2m) have already hit Hawaii on the coast of Oahu, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.

Location of Each Country Costa Rica is situated between Nicaragua and Panama in Central America, with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.