Brimming with rain forests and beaches, this Central American country is famous for its natural beauty. Costa Rica’s national parks are stunning, and protected areas cover 26 percent of the country, ...

Yesterday, the Rincón de la Vieja volcano in northwestern Costa Rica erupted, sending a column of ash 2,000 meters above its crater. The eruption, reported by the Observatorio Vulcanológico y ...

Poás Volcano National Park has been closed indefinitely as eruptions and seismic activity intensify, officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and the National System of ...

Petite in size but wealthy in natural wonders, Costa Rica is one of the most versatile vacation spots in the world. Whether you’re into sandy beaches and rolling hillside farms or misty cloud forests ...

You aren’t alone if a Costa Rican vacation is on your bucket list, especially if you live in the U.S.—tourism is the Central American country’s biggest source of revenue, and over half of the folks ...

The Poas volcano, one of Costa Rica's most popular tourist attractions, erupted again Wednesday after a sudden eruption Monday.

Alajuela, Costa Rica is a province where volcanic landscapes, fertile valleys, cloud forests, and flowing rivers come together to create one of the country's most diverse natural environments. Across ...

On April 19, 2026, Volcan Irazu in Cartago, Costa Rica, reveals its steaming craters under clear spring skies, drawing American travelers seeking epic volcano views. Direct flights from MIA or LAX to ...

Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic offer very different vacations. A Costa Rica resident breaks down national parks, wildlife, surfing, safety, beaches, budget, and culture category by category to ...

Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano roars to life with its largest eruption in more than a century, blanketing nearby towns in ash. Yiming Woo reports. Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano had its most powerful ...

Over millions of years, the Earth’s upper layers have performed a dance that has created mountains, volcanoes, continents, ridges and ocean trenches. Tectonic plates play a key role in this process.