In remote mountain schools on Costa Rica’s Caribbean side, children saw brass instruments up close for the first time when Austin Peay State University’s Aurum Sonor Brass Quintet arrived to begin a ...

Unravel the complexities of naming nuance in Costa Rica and appreciate the cultural significance behind Tico names.

Costa Rica Fashion Week celebrates its 25th edition within the International Arts Festival, featuring Paraguay collaboration, sustainable designs and free public access ...

The Dance Hall welcomes back Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba featuring Ben Baldwin, Marty Quinn & Lisa Marshall. Randy Armstrong & WorldBeat Marimba perform South African, Zimbabwe and Popular ...

Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a 64-year-old woman who went viral on social media after singing the national anthem to the high-tempo local rhythm ...

The farthest north the waved albatross had been seen was Costa Rica, so what was it doing off the coast of California?

Laura Fernández Delgado declared victory in the Costa Rican presidential election on Sunday after preliminary results showed her Sovereign People’s Party leading the national vote with just over 48% ...

Costa Ricans have elected conservative populist Laura Fernández as their next president, according to preliminary results, making her the latest right-leaning leader to win office in Latin America.

Feb. 2 (UPI) --Laura Fernandez Delgado was elected president of Costa Rica after winning the first round of the country's presidential election. Fernandez will take office May 8 and will become the ...

Conservative populist Laura Fernández claimed victory in Costa Rica’s presidential race, with early results also pointing to her ruling party securing a majority in an election overshadowed by crime ...

From pineapples and bananas to med tech, Costa Rica has reinvented itself as a high-value-added economy. Costa Rica has harnessed “Pura Vida” or pure life to more traditional industries, such as ...

Crime a top concern for voters in Feb. 1 election New prison modeled after controversial Salvadoran mega-prison Ruling party candidate leads polls for president Opposition groups warned of electoral ...