Costa Rica

Slow travel: Bridges are saving Costa Rican sloths from road death
6:39
Nature preserve in Costa Rica was meant to protect local ecosystem but insects are disappearing
6:49
Lions, cobras and sloths: Wildlife photography across the globe in 2025
2:05
Restoring the ‘Secrets of the Forest’ in Costa Rica
7:25
Millions of Turkish voters take part in symbolic primary for jailed candidate
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47:50
Costa Rican coffee farms try to get locals to come pick the beans
5:03
Paris summit focuses on groundbreaking impact of AI
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48:12
Bridges save Costa Rican sloths from road deaths
6:54
Arts, Culture & Media
A Costa Rican dance against colonialism becomes a paradoxical tourist attraction
6:46
A Costa Rican dance against colonialism becomes a paradoxical tourist attraction
6:46
Ukraine ends contract that allowed Russian gas to reach Europe
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49:09
Bullfighting in Costa Rica is more like bull ‘dodging’
6:13
Syrians react to ouster of President Bashar al-Assad
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48:55
In Costa Rica, there’s a new voice of Nicaraguan resistance
7:12
A view of the process on a montior as lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab in Hous
Reproductive rights
Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban
sanctuary
Sacred Nation
Costa Rica is Catholic by law, but the president is courting evangelicals
Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation have plagued Costa Rica. Every few blocks, a person is passed out or sleeping on the street.
Development
‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
A tree in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve.
Climate Change
Climate change is rapidly shifting Costa Rica’s sensitive ecosystems
COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023.
COVID-19
Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says
Costa Rica's president
Cybersecurity
Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
A babbling pup produces distinct syllables, visualized in this composite image.
Development
Bat pups babble and bat moms use baby talk, hinting at the evolution of human language
In this file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the closing session of the US-China Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 16, 2015.
Climate Change
Paris agreement gets ‘new lease on life’ under Biden, climate advocates say
Health workers instruct a woman before taking a swab for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test.
Business, Economics and Jobs
IMF reassures COVID-19 support after hundreds of groups push back against belt-tightening measures
A person holds a replica of a burning globe in the air with fake flames coming out of it.
The Big Fix
‘The mother of all injustices is climate change,’ says former diplomat and climate change leader
A view of a beach with some surfers
COVID-19
Costa Rica is betting on ‘staycations’ to keep tourism afloat
Rainforest biotic pump
Environment
Rainforests are ‘worth more alive than dead,’ according to science — and economics
Diver with corals
Climate Change
Transplanting resilient corals may help them survive climate change
a nicarguan migrant woman and her daughter in mexico
Immigration
Violence drives increasing numbers of Nicaraguans to the US
Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.
The red cloak of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights
Bruno, 44, is an LGBT rights activist in San Jose, Costa Rica. Here, he sits in his childhood home.
Sexuality
An activist, an election and LGBTQ rights in Costa Rica
Latin America
Global Politics
Court: Latin American countries should legalize same-sex marriage
Lifestyle
Sex lives of sloths. Not as boring as we think
Agence France-Presse
Drug war in Central America
Lifestyle
Costa Rica tries to go smoke-free
Business, Finance & Economics
Rain, mud and dead bananas
Agence France-Presse
Death toll from Costa Rica earthquake rises to 9
Business, Finance & Economics
Costa Ricans “tweetear” their way through quake
Agence France-Presse
A Costa Rican tradition
Agence France-Presse
Costa Rica’s criminal underbelly
Business, Finance & Economics
Intel is at home in Costa Rica — for now
Business, Finance & Economics
Special Report
Business, Finance & Economics
Domino’s boots workers, and blames bacteria
Agence France-Presse
Is Costa Rica ready for a female president?
Agence France-Presse
Laid-off construction workers return to farm jobs
Agence France-Presse
The rice and beans war
Agence France-Presse
Another reason to visit Costa Rica
Costa Rican farmer Enith Rojas gathers pineapples for export.
Agence France-Presse
Poisonous pineapples?
Agence France-Presse
The sloths of Costa Rica
Agence France-Presse
Fighting for recognition
Agence France-Presse
Why you won’t see Costa Rican shrimp on US menus
Business, Finance & Economics
Where are all the tourists?
Business, Finance & Economics
US job loss is Costa Rica’s gain
Agence France-Presse
In world of amphibians, a rare bright spot
The scene of "I'm a celebrity ... get me out of here!" Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, has made some improvements over the years but still has a long road to development.
Agence France-Presse
The celebrities are gone, but locals remain
Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya attends a news conference at Juan Santamaria airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica on June 28, 2009.
Agence France-Presse
Honduran coup stuns friends and neighbors
Agence France-Presse
An earthquake, revisited
Agence France-Presse
Honduras negotiations falter
Politics
Honduras, backed in a corner
Business, Finance & Economics
Meet the economic gangsters
Business, Finance & Economics
A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?