President signs Constitutional Amendment declaring Costa Rica a “multiethnic nation”
Costa Rica president Luis Guillermo Solis signed an amendment to the country’s Constitution on Monday evening declaring Costa Rica to be a “multiethnic and multicultural nation” during an emotional ceremony…
Costa Rica wants to be carbon neutral by 2021. Here is some of the progress being made (VIDEO)
In 2007, Costa Rica pledged to go 100% carbon neutral by 2021.Eight years later a handful of other countries have joined this pledge, but none with the ambitious timeline…
Air Panama to begin flights between San Jose, Costa Rica and Bocas del Toro
Air Panama will begin offering flights between San Jose, Costa Rica and one of Panama’s most popular tourist destinations, Bocas del Toro beginning on October 1st, the company has announced.…
Search continues for mountain biker that mysteriously disappeared near Uvita de Osa
The search continued Wednesday morning for a mountain biker that mysteriously disappeared while participating in a friendly cycling route with other enthusiasts on Sunday.…
Some 200,000 Costa Ricans “March for Jesus” in capital city
Thousands of people from across the country flooded the downtown of Costa Rica’s capital city, San Jose on Saturday in a “March for Jesus.”Evangelical leaders said that an estimated…
Costa Rica pineapple growers expect losses of $100 million this year, blame climate change
Costa Rica’s National Chamber of Pineapple Producers (Canapep) expects to end the year with $100 million worth of lost pineapple exports, and growers are blaming climate change which they say…
Armed carjackers responded to online ads, stole at least five vehicles
Police made five arrests in a series of six coordinated raids last week in order to dismantle a group of armed carjackers that would respond to online for-sale ads to…
US man murdered in San Jose identified as popular Playas del Coco expat
The body of an American man that was dumped from a moving vehicle in San Jose with a gunshot wound to the back of the head on Wednesday is believed…
