Costa Rica News

Looking for an exotic destination wedding location? Why not consider the tropical paradise of Costa Rica.

West Lafayette, Ind. - A group of Purdue University students and faculty members have completed work on a system that makes safe drinking water available to a community in the Dominican Republic sickened by poor water.

Two cigars in this latest edition of Smoke Magazine's cigar review are from Emilio Cigars, a small craft cigar company that works with several different factories in creating its cigars.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, 30 July 2014.

We hit you yesterday with a very factual and proper rundown of what it means to be a sustainable hotel in Costa Rica, and now, let's go back down to earth and take a look at how these concepts translate into their design and everyday operations.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack on a U.N. school in Gaza that killed at least 16 people early Wednesday as "outrageous" and "unjustifiable," and demanded an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned an Israeli strike on a Gaza school that killed 16 people as "unjustifiable" Wednesday, calling for those responsible to be held to account.

July 30th, 2014 After initial confusion, an official with the Interpol section of Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police told Inside Costa Rica today on the condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to comment on the matter that a Canadian man arrested on an Interpol arrest warrant in Tamarindo, Guanacaste over the weekend is ... (more)

July 29th, 2014 A couple from the United States were arrested by Costa Rican authorities over the weekend after a raid on the couple's Guanacaste home revealed a sophisticated growing operation for hydroponic marijuana.

July 29th, 2014 Costa Rica is the leading exporter of pineapples in the world, according to the country's Foreign Trade Promoter .

Omar Ramirez, 14, Roberto Cordero, 14, and Tyler Calderon, 13, left to right, make a class presentation during the Catalyst summer program at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, Calif.

CU coaches serve on mission trip to Costa Rica Click on headline for complete story with photo By Chris Megginson, sports information director CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Thirty-two individuals, including 21 coaches and athletic department staff members, traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica, for the Coaches to Costa Rica Mission Trip, July 18-24.

Most people do like potato salad--it's one of the great summer comfort foods. It goes well with either meat or chicken, prepared in the kitchen or grilled, and it can have many different ingredients.

In collaboration with Health Protection Scotland, ECDC enhanced its monitoring activities during the Commonwealth Games in Scotland .

Astronaut and Physicist Franklin Chang Diaz was born in San Jose, Costa Rica on April 5, 1950 to a Costa Rican mother and a father of Chinese descent.

Debbie Young reads to her grandchild, Langston Young-Taft, 4, in the living room of her home in Gunbarrel on Friday.

It was all part of a trip to one of Tyler's sister cities - Yachiyo, Japan. Tyler Sister Cities also include Lo Barnechea, Chile; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Jelenia Gora, Poland; and Liberia, Costa Rica.

Now that you know the country's most important phrase , where to geek out Av-style , and what to drink , we head back down to Costa Rica in this week's edition of Street Food Friday to see what's cooking.

July 25th, 2014 A criminal court judge in Upala, Alajuela, identified by the last name Leon, was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges that he stole bail and child support funds.