Rubio said terrorist drug groups use Costa Rica as a transit point because of its geographic location ... It exists for advancing the national interests of the U.S. Every dollar I spend as ...

In short he makes daily choices that favor happiness, choices made easier because he lives among like-minded people in the verdant, temperate Central Valley of Costa Rica. Sidse Clemmensen is ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Once or twice a month during Costa Rica’s rainy season, female olive ridley sea turtles come ashore by the ...

The village of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca – which is located on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast near ... to explore rainforests and nearby Cahuita National Park or the Jaguar Rescue Center.

The first woman president of Costa Rica was ... to focus on the geography of our aid programs, where our missions are and whether they’re critically important to the national interest of the ...

Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps ...

With centuries of winemaking history and a wealth of tasting experiences on offer, the Costa Brava is ideally ... necessarily reflect the views of National Geographic, National Geographic ...

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.

A side of fresh local pineapple and banana is always a good idea. Gallo pinto may be the de facto national dish of Costa Rica but coffee is just as emblematic. The country's volcanic terroir is ...

The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reports increased seismicity, small eruptions, and outgassing. The Technical Advisory Committee on Volcanology of the National ...

At the end and beginning of the year, 507 people have been found entering National Parks through unofficial sites. Although the figure is down from last year, when 605 people were reported entering ...

Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and ...