Costa Rica’s outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves will remain a top official in his successor’s government, granting the outgoing populist immunity in the face of his legal troubles.

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Laura Fernández unveils her cabinet at Teatro Melico Salazar as Costa Rica prepares for her May 8 inauguration and possible ...

The move came after the paper critically covered the country’s president, who has cozied up to the United States. Analysts ...

Long-tailed, neon green and among Costa Rica’s greatest wildlife wonders, the resplendent quetzal is an aptly named bird — ...

Costa Rican cartel leader Luis Grijalba was arrested in London after US agents tracked him via his wife's social media posts during a luxury European holiday. A UK judge has recommended his ...

Costa Rican cartel suspect Luis Grijalba was arrested in London after his wife's social media posts revealed their location ...

Nearly three decades after transforming tourism in Costa Rica, Treetopia Park once again marks a milestone in the industry with the launch of “The Glass Bridge”— the country’s first glass suspension ...

OTTAWA — Canada can protect rules-based international trade and resist pressure from superpowers by working more with the Americas, shoring up supply chains and strengthening economic ties, Costa Rica ...

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's communist government to pull its diplomats from San José. "We have to clean out communists from the hemisphere," Costa Rican ...

SAN JOSE, March 18 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves on Wednesday said he rejected the legitimacy of Cuba's government and ordered the closure of its embassy, a move that Cuba blamed ...

Irvine has arranged for people in the city without a place to sleep to have a bed at Costa Mesa’s Bridge Shelter under a temporary new partnership between the two cities. The Costa Mesa City Council ...