Costa Rica

Forbes Puts Costa Rican Coffee Farmers at the Center of the $60 Cup

A Forbes travel feature on $60 coffee centers on a small producers association in Turrubares. Its president says the Starbucks price reported in the…

Can Tourism Really Push Out Drug Trafficking in Costa Rica’s South Pacific?

Local officials and business leaders in Costa Rica’s South Pacific are betting on tourism to change the image and economic trajectory of…

US Demands Nicaragua Release Brooklyn Rivera’s Relatives

The United States on Monday demanded that Nicaragua’s government release relatives of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, who died in prison three…

Costa Rica’s Medical Tourists Are Trading Dental Chairs for Operating Room

The foreign patient arriving in Costa Rica for a dental implant or a cosmetic procedure is no longer the whole picture. Hospitals here are reporting…

Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Erupts Again in Costa Rica

The Rincón de la Vieja Volcano gave us yet another eruption yesterday afternoon, sending a column of steam approximately 1,000 meters, or 3,280 feet,…

Route 32 Closures Will Keep Coming and Here Is What Drivers Should Do

Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to the Caribbean coast.…

National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise

National Geographic has named Costa Rica one of five places in the world to experience forest bathing, the practice of walking slowly through a…

Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport

Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport, with the long-term goal of bringing international flights directly…

Costa Rica’s OIJ Invests in Israeli Technology to Unlock Seized Phones

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investing heavily in technology capable of unlocking and getting information from cellphones…

Lagoon Operator Says German Consul Was Swimming When He Drowned

The association that runs the recreation center where Germany’s consul in Costa Rica died on Saturday has disputed the account that circulated…