Costa Rica has long been a beacon of democracy in Latin America, with a proud history of protecting press freedom. But the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) paints a ...

Pearched on a cliff overlooking the glistening Gulf of Papagayo on Costa Rica’s north Pacific coast sits the new Nekajui, a ...

In Costa Rica, the exact number of American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) remains unknown, despite signs of population recovery in recent decades. To address this gap, the International Institute for ...

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica are the remains of Danish slave ships missing for centuries — a finding that restores the ancestral lineage of an entire ...

Playas del Coco may have started as a fishing village, but today, it reels in a new kind of visitor. Just 30 minutes from ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Their dreams of celebrating their "quinceañeras” seemed unattainable. Then a foundation, with the ...

The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency.

U.S. officials have prepared a set of options for President Donald Trump to increase economic pressure on Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Vladimir Putin drags ...

For years, birders have been drawn to a little jewel in Central America, Costa Rica. In a country the size of West Virginia, ...

When passengers step out of the arrivals’ terminal at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport, there’s a chance they’ll be greeted by what is a rare sight in Central America: an electric ...

Arrive at La Aurora International Airport (GUA) in Guatemala City for private transport to Casa Vieja Lodge for check-in and pool time. A short, casual fishing orientation is given to familiarize the ...