Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and ...

In Costa Rica, the average cost of a healthy diet reached US$4.56, while worldwide it was US$3.96 per person per day, according to the latest United ...

Down here most people live to 90 and a lot to 100. It’s about no stress, good food and families being together’ ...

Costa Rica - Pura Vida Paradise Costa Rica is a pioneer in eco-tourism, renowned for its rich biodiversity and commitment to ...

Last year, the renowned magazine Global Finance reported that Costa Rica is among the richest countries in Latin America, ...

Containing nearly 6% of the planet's biodiversity, Costa Rica is a country rich in natural beauty. Lush rainforests, abundant wildlife and picture-perfect beaches are common sights around this ...

Trump has made it a priority to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally and many of the aid programs he halted are ...

Other Blue Zones are Okinawa in Japan, Ikaria in Greece, Sardinia, Loma Linda in California and most recently Singapore. I’ve chosen to explore Nicoya, home to one of the highest concentrations of ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: A "soda" is a mom-and-pop lunch counter or small restaurant serving fresh, authentic cuisine at great prices. Pick up a gallo (basically anything wrapped in a corn tortilla ...

I took this directive very seriously. Our kid's birth mother had been born in Costa Rica and adopted by a US couple two decades before she got pregnant and relinquished her infant to the state.

White-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica who experienced more intense ... could apply the same stressor to all individuals in a population, the researchers took advantage of a natural experiment ...