Escazú, an upscale suburb 10 minutes from the capital city of San Jose, is the Beverly Hills of Costa Rica. Its name comes from the indigenous word “Izt-kat-zu,” which means “resting stone.” As legend ...

The mountainous landscapes of Costa Rica combine dense tropical vegetation, rolling green slopes, and peaks frequently ...

I’m peering up from the roadside on the outskirts of La Fortuna wondering if Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci ever visited ...

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Rachel Steinberg goes to the Central American country in the ‘green season’ in search of sloths, howler monkeys and cheaper prices.

Costa Rica’s volcanoes, rainforests and beaches have long provided the draw for film and TV producers and now an enhanced package of tax incentives is drawing even more filmmakers to the shores of the ...

The 2009 North Face Costa Rica Trophy Bike race drew 68 riders of varying levels—including French cross-country luminary Miguel Martinez—all eager to sample the country’s singletrack while soaking up ...