4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (588+ words) Work at a Price Smart construction site in Santo Domingo de Heredia could be temporarily stopped after archaeological material was found during earth movement, prompting the National Museum of Costa Rica to ask environmental authorities for an immediate suspension while…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (554+ words) Latin America's Wimbledon picture has narrowed quickly, leaving Brazil's Jo'o Fonseca as the region's clearest singles contender and El Salvador's Marcelo Ar'valo as Central America's strongest remaining title threat. Fonseca, the No. 24 seed, moved into the third round after beating…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (519+ words) A Venezuelan security guard found alive by Costa Rican rescuers after last week's deadly earthquakes has been pulled from the rubble after eight days trapped beneath a collapsed building, marking one of the most dramatic rescues of the disaster. Hern'n…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (447+ words) The forecast carries risks as heavy rain over saturated ground can quickly lead to ponding, swollen streams, falling branches and poor visibility on mountain roads. Anyone traveling by road or air today should allow extra time, check local conditions before…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago  (332+ words) Costa Rica will require inmates at its new maximum-security prison to wear orange uniforms, bringing back a practice the country has not used in its prison system since the 1970s and adding another visible marker to one of the government's most…...

19+ hour, 8+ min ago  (388+ words) Four Venezuelan investigative police officers have been arrested and removed from their posts after allegedly stealing money found among the rubble in La Guaira, the state hardest hit by last week's devastating double earthquake. The officers belonged to the Cuerpo…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (567+ words) Only Cura'ao, making its first appearance at a World Cup, was able to scrape out a surprising scoreless draw against Ecuador. The Central American and Caribbean teams "are still not ready; they do not have the ability to aspire to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (322+ words) A major new study built on more than three decades of fieldwork in Costa Rica's Guanacaste Conservation Area suggests Earth may be home to far more insect species than scientists have long believed. The research, published in Proceedings of the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (462+ words) Costa Rica Warns of Portuguese Man-of-War on Caribbean Beaches The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Warns of Portuguese Man-of-War on Caribbean Beaches The Portuguese man-of-war, known scientifically as Physalia physalis and in Spanish as the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (301+ words) Costa Rica's illegal gold mining problem is no longer confined to the long-running Crucitas debate, the Colegio de Ge'logos de Costa Rica warned, calling for a national strategy to track gold, strengthen state controls and respond differently to each mining…...