The Latest Breaking News from Costa Rica

Many of the ocean’s most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are examples. Scientists have spent many years documenting and studying these magnificent journeys.

Surging interest rates and depreciating currencies may force some to cancel their travel plans.

Costa Rica's Vice President Stephan Brunner said on Monday he had been charged for his alleged role in illicit financing during the electoral campaign of President Rodrigo Chaves, who took office this year.

Hope Woolston and her fiancé fell in love with Costa Rica - but their dream wedding was ruined when TUI announced it was cancelling flights to the destination

Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica make up Group E

Costa Rica face a tough test in navigating a group that includes two giants of international football

German millionaire Rainer Schaller is believed to have been travelling from Mexico to Limon with his partner and two kids when their private jet flight disappeared off the coast of Costa Rica.

San José (AFP) - A man in Costa Rica who killed his pet cat Ochi by hurling it out a 6th-floor window received a two-year suspended jail term on Monday. 

German millionaire Rainer Schaller, 53, was understood to be on a flight from Mexico to Limon with his girlfriend, Christiane Schikorsky, and their children Aaron and Finja, last night when the plane disappeared off the coast of Costa Rica.

Authorities in Costa Rica have found two bodies in the search for six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, who went missing when their small plane disappeared from radar just off the country’s Caribbean coast

Six people, including the German businessman behind Gold's Gym, are feared dead after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean off the Costa Rican coast