Costa Rica News

One of the major tourist attractions on the Pacific Side of Costa Rica is Manuel Antonio National Park , where the ocean meets the rainforest outside the town of Quepos.

Ericsson's full LTE solution will include several core and radio access infrastructure products such as Mobility Management Entity, Home Subscriber Server, the RBS 6000 family, and microwave transmission using the LTE-proven MINI-LINK TN, as well as services and consulting for spectrum refarming, equipment roll-out, systems integration and ... (more)

Unknown assailants intercepted Heigis as he traveled in his vehicle on a gravel road about 4 kilometers from La Fortuna.

Gamboa started his career in his homeland, plying his trade for top flight side Municipal Liberia, before he was scouted and signed by Norwegian club Fredrikstad.

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control.

July 21st, 2014 - Nicoya has belonged to Costa Rica for 190 years , and perhaps our readers have never taken time to get to know the canton.

RICHMOND, Va., July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Dr. Richard "Dick" Leatherman, a noted author of management books, has written an engaging novel titled, A Man's Love Story: Flora, Mariana, Dena, and Xinia .

Luciana Crottogina: "My plan in five years is to go to Russia to watch the World Cup.

July 21st, 2014 Former president Laura Chinchilla's legal team is seeking 60 days in jail and A 100 million in compensation from Alberto Rodriguez Baldi, against whom Chinchilla brought charges of defamation as the result of statements made by Baldi on Facebook.

Hacienda Guachipelin in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, is a ranch founded in the 19th century.

July 18th, 2014 "Our homeland by our free will." That is the motto written on the emblem of the province of Guanacaste.

Antonio "Tony" Santiago Ruiz, one of Havana's youngest commissioner and a close friend and adviser to one of Cuba's most popular presidents, Carlos Prio Socarrás, died on Monday in Miami during a surgical procedure.

Four Nicaraguans suspected of raping a U.S. tourist in northern Costa Rica were released Wednesday after the 19-year-old victim declined to witness a lineup, authorities said Wednesday.

Eight million flower petals cover an entire Costa Rican village to promote the quality, definition and representation of their new line of televisions Ever wonder what 8 million flower petals looks like? Sony wanted to explore this as it made a huge splash dropping 3.5 tons of vibrant colored flower petals, creating an epic shoot to promote their ... (more)

Jul. 16, 2014 - LANSING, Mich. -- The show was the brainchild of music/model producer Joe Murphy, formerly of Boston and now living in Costa Rica.

July 16th, 2014 While not a new problem in Costa Rica, credit and debit card fraud through the use of electronic devices called 'skimmers' is becoming ever more common as the skimming devices become ever easier to obtain.

Costa Rican authorities on Tuesday arrested four Nicaraguans as suspects in the rape of a young U.S. tourist who said she had been attacked by several men.

Marking the second Hyatt-branded hotel here and introducing the Hyatt Place brand to Chile and the South American continent, Hyatt Hotels Corporation and HPV S.A. have opened Hyatt Place Santiago/Vitacura.

One of Travel + Leisure's top romantic summer getaways, the northern Croatian city of Rovinj features beautiful medieval scenery and loads of romantic dining options.

July 14th, 2014 Libertarian Movement Party lawmakers of the Legislative Assembly are renewing calls to ditch the country's national currency and dollarize Costa Rica's economy.