Thinking about leaving the U.S. for Costa Rica? A longtime resident gives a breakdown of what the move involves, including safety and legal protections for LGBTQ+ travelers, women, and people of color ...

For decades, Costa Rica sold itself on a simple promise: pura vida, a country without an army, a stable democracy tucked ...

The CDC is encouraging travelers to “practice enhanced precautions” due to an outbreak of chikungunya in Playa Langosta ...

In historic Esparza, a four-acre estate of European scale and sensibility carries an ownership pedigree to match.

A fierce standoff between Costa Rica's ⁠recently ⁠elected President Laura Fernandez and the country's ⁠judiciary is stalling ...

Green season turns this region into a tropical showcase of waterfalls, wildlife, and lush landscapes at a fraction of ...

As burnout, digital overload and constant distraction become defining challenges of modern life, a new kind of wellness destination has opened in Costa Rica- one designed not to help people escape the ...

American woman Ashley Nicole Phillips has been found dead after she disappeared during a solo hike in Costa Rica, according to her family.

By the 1980s, Costa Rica was facing an environmental crisis that few could have imagined just decades earlier. Once blanketed by lush tropical forests, the Central American nation had lost nearly half ...

As recently as 2023, the term pura vida finally entered the dictionary of the Real Academia Española, which defines the words and phrases used across the Spanish-speaking world. This particular ...

Mosquitoes may be tiny, but the diseases they carry can disrupt entire holidays, and sometimes leave health problems that ...

Tenisha Warner, the widow of "The Cosby Show" actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, spoke exclusively to "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about coping with grief one year after his death.