Costa Rica’s leader to keep immunity as minister in his successor’s government in face of legal woes

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.
The Herald-Palladium

Outgoing Costa Rica leader secures top post in new cabinet

Costa Rica's incoming right-wing leader Laura Fernandez on Tuesday gave her mentor, outgoing president Rodrigo Chaves, who is ...
The Tico Times

Costa Rica Researchers Convert Waste Into Food

Costa Rican researchers at UNED are using fungi to transform organic waste into edible mushrooms, agricultural bio-inputs, ...

How to see this 'feathered serpent'—one of the world's most dazzling birds—in the wild

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

Costa Rica swears in Laura Fernández Friday as second female president

Laura Fernández is sworn in Friday as Costa Rica's 49th president at the National Stadium, with cabinet announcement Tuesday ...

‘Proud new father’ remembered as ‘a light’ after deadly Villa Rica shooting

A new father is being remembered by loved ones after police say he was shot and killed during an altercation at a gathering ...