The Venezuelan assassin who killed Ronald Ojeda, a Venezuelan dissident in Chile who was critical of President Nicolas Maduro, has finally been captured.
Five people who were posing to be nuns have been arrested by authorities in Costa Rica. They reportedly accepted donations for false charity clinics but used that money for themselves.
Costa Rica is home to many exiled Nicaraguans, from opposition members to journalists to priests affected by dictator Daniel Ortega's crackdown against all forms of dissent.
The United States and Costa Rica are showing solidarity with Guatemala President-Elect Bernardo Arevalo after prosecutors threatened to annul his victory.
Costa Rica police apprehended Panama entrepreneur and former presidential candidate David Ochy on Tuesday, charged with fraud and money laundering, based on an Interpol request.
Street food in Costa Rica is an important part of the country's eating culture. Here are five delicious Costa Rican street food to satisfy whatever your craving is.
The biggest sporting event in the world continues in Qatar as World Cup favorites Argentina finally bounced back against Mexico during Saturday's play after their shocking opening loss, while Costa Rica stunned Japan on Sunday.
The traditional Latin American diet of rice and beans was believed to be first brought by the Spanish and Portuguese when they introduced long-grain rice to South America.
The RSG Group, the parent company of Gold's Gym, has confirmed that founder and CEO Rainer Schaller was aboard the aircraft that crashed in Costa Rica on Friday.
In Nicaragua, the administration under dictator President Daniel Ortega has a huge crackdown on dissent, the opposition, the Church, and independent media. This has forced many of its citizens to flee to nearby countries, including Costa Rica.
Forecasters said a fast-moving storm that recently hit several countries in the Caribbean and the northern part of South America could eventually develop into a hurricane over the Pacific.
Costa Rican fiestas are often religious and cultural affairs. But they also happen to be some of the biggest parties in Costa Rica. Here are five of them.
With the possibility of reopening the southern border to asylum seekers, the U.S. government is urging Latin American allies to tighten immigration controls.
