Pay your 2027 marchamo by Dec. 31. What the new 10-year digital sticker costs, how to apply it once and the optional add-on to watch for.

Costa Rican prosecutors ask a court to dismiss their Epstein files probe after finding no local victims or suspects.

Extortion complaints tied to gota a gota loans in Costa Rica hit a record 935 in 2025, and 2026 is close behind.

Analysts say Tuesday's US midterms could shift the politics around Costa Rica's 12.5% tariff, but a new Congress won't ...

Nearly 2,000 Chinese businesses have opened in Nicaragua since the free trade agreement took effect in 2024, according to a Chinese business association, even as official FDI from China reached 29.3 ...

Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo suffered another disappointing defeat against Rafael Jódar on Monday, losing 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round of the Paris Masters as the Spanish teenager continued his ...

Costa Rica has its first registered tropical wine grape. Peppevidor, a cross with a native wild vine, needs no cold season and resists Pierce's disease.

Costa Rican conservationists are using smartphones to create 3D maps of Pacific coral reefs, tracking reef health, restoration and El Niño impacts.

Costa Rica reopened Route 1 through Cambronero on November 1 after nearly two months of closure, but permanent repairs are still planned for 2027.

Two Costa Ricans wanted since 2016 were deported from the US, including a woman suspected of using forged deeds to take an ...

The dollar sits near ₡452 as Costa Rica marks 20 years since ending planned colón devaluations. Here's what is driving record ...

Most visitors arrive in Costa Rica armed with a few words of Spanish. Then they reach Puerto Viejo, Cahuita or Limón, someone ...