The best resorts in Costa Rica allow travelers to immerse themselves in this country’s laid-back way of life. Our travel ...

CNN has contacted the State Department for comment. Arias was Costa Rica’s president between 1986 and 1990 and again between 2006 and 2010. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his role in ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A "soda" is a mom-and-pop lunch counter or small restaurant serving fresh, authentic cuisine at great prices. Pick up a gallo (basically anything wrapped in a corn tortilla ...

A total of 200 people, including 80 children, arrived in Costa Rica on two deportation flights from the United States in February and are being held in a migration “reception facility” near ...

At the start of Lodge, you’ll find yourself in a room overlooking a cliff. On cliff is a box on a pedestal. Your goal is to get out of this room and to that box. Here’s what you need to do to ...

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Enjoy the protected biospheres of Costa Rica's national parks. Soak in the geothermal hot springs near active volcanoes. Get close to incredible wildlife at sea and in the rain forests.