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Costa Rica is famous for its wild beauty—rainforests alive with birdsong, rivers threaded through wetlands, and volcanoes rising from fertile valleys. This 9-day itinerary from Exodus Adventure ...

Costa Rica boosts sustainable tourism with new European campaign and strong visitor growth at ITB Berlin 2026.

The election of Laura Fernández extends Costa Rica’s populist experiment. Its democracy will weather it, for now, two experts ...

Need an idea for a family vacation? Here are five destinations that fit the bill, whether you’re looking for culture, adventure or a great beach.

When Publisher Donald Suggs and I decided to hop down to Costa Rica in late January to visit our friend, former St. Louisan Bernard Jennings — now a part‑time local — we thought we were just sneaking ...

Coffee fans, get ready. If you're looking for a travel experience like no other, you have to go to the Starbucks coffee farm ...

In the late 20th century, Costa Rica — a Central American nation a little smaller than West Virginia — had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. The country was losing more than 100,000 ...

Surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was found dead in Costa Rica on Valentine's Day in a possible home invasion.

Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz surfing legend who later settled in Costa Rica, was killed Saturday during a home invasion in Limón province, authorities said.