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 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday. "Investigations of ...

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 ...

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.

Costa Rica continues to lead in carbon markets and REDD+ Strategy implementation. Carbon credits are helping Costa Rica scale up conservation efforts while increasing resilience and supporting ...

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 ...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries walked off an airplane in Costa Rica’s capital, the first flight ...

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 ...

SANTA EULALIA, ALAJUELA PROVINCE, COSTA RICA — Retired Lafayette-area attorney Tom Brooks Jr. died Tuesday in Costa Rica, where he has lived since retiring four years ago. Brooks' brother ...