Here are the best museums in Costa Rica, from San José’s National, Jade, and Gold collections to cacao tours in the Caribbean ...

A troubling spike in gang-related robberies, break-ins and extortion crimes in Costa Rica has forced the US to declare a tourist travel alert for the Central American country. The US Embassy in San ...

As recently as 2023, the term pura vida finally entered the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, which defines the words and phrases used across the Spanish-speaking world. This particular ...

After a 2025 hiatus, the longstanding festival returns to Uvita, Costa Rica this Feb. 23-March 2. By Katie Bain After a year-long hiatus, Envision Festival is returning to Uvita, Costa Rica this ...

An extract from the newly released book Bitcoin Circular Economies, the Costa Rica chapter discusses Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Uvita, Costa Rica, and Bitcoin as a spiritual path. Like all ...

Michelle Peters' career began at Caribbean Travel & Life magazine; she hasn't stopped writing and editing travel content since. She shares her experience visiting Costa Rica to help you navigate this ...

Overcome with emotion, Mahyla shed tears of joy on stage, surrounded by her fellow finalists, visibly moved as a dream years in the making finally became a reality. However, her journey is far from ...

Long defined by its lush tropical rainforests and agricultural exports of coffee, bananas, and sugar, Costa Rica is quietly reinvented itself, shifting away from an agrarian economy to become a global ...

There’s a strange kind of freedom that comes from being on the open road in a foreign country. A liberating rush that settles in your chest like a good tequila buzz. We had just wrapped up a week in ...

Basic information and contact details for National University of Costa Rica Created in 1973 from the Normal School of Costa Rica and the Superior Normal School, The National University of Costa Rica ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kathleen Peddicord covers moving, living, and investing overseas. Costa Rica is perhaps the world’s best-known foreign retirement ...

Costa Mesa residents needing rides in the city’s neighborhoods near downtown, such as Westside and College Park, can now take advantage of a new free electric rideshare service from the city. Dubbed ...