Q. In recent years, Costa Rica has become the second-largest exporter of medical devices in Latin America. How did Costa Rica end up a hub for advanced manufacturing, including for computer chips?

Costa Rica ranks 6th in the 2025 World Happiness Report, joining the top 10 for the first time with its strong community, ...

With more than 50 species found in this small country, the hummingbirds of Costa Rica put on an amazing show. Here are eight ...

Costa Rica has officially legalized the sale of medical marijuana, but only with a doctor's prescription, according to local ...

Costa Rica Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Tinoco should use his appearance before the Legislative Assembly on March 19, 2025, ...

We were among the first to stay at Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, on Costa Rica's stunning Peninsula Papagayo—here's the ...

Football Ferns midfielder Maya Hahn scored her first senior international goal and helped New Zealand win for the first time in 10 months with a 1-0 defeat of Costa Rica in San Jose. Hahn - in ...

At the beginning of the year, I had the opportunity to go to Costa Rica for the first time. I encountered stunning natural views, new-to-me foods, and beautiful wildlife. But the trip also came ...

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 ...

A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica's capital Thursday, the first flight of ...

A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, including 65 children and two pregnant women, was scheduled to land in Costa Rica on Thursday. This makes Costa Rica the second Latin American country to be ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Costa Rica received Thursday the first U.S. flight of deportees from other nations it agreed to hold in ...