Over the centuries, Spanish became deeply embedded in the country’s identity. It shaped Costa Rican literature, music, and ...

With an all-time high in homicides, Costa Rica is desperate for an answer to spiraling gang violence — and is considering ...

The upscale Costa Rican resort where the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner died tried to ...

Costa Rica has a lot of traditions that are carried throughout our history, and that represents the culture of the“Ticos”.

The Monteverde Institute will provide Spanish language instruction, facilities, and local program coordination. Students learn both by reading/discussing and by participating in daily Costa Rican life ...

The official national language of Costa Rica is Spanish, and it has been since the Spanish colonization ... December through the end of April are your best months. This is the Costa Rican “Summer.” It ...

Written both in English and Spanish, I am, Yo Soy encourages children to embrace every part of who they are and their culture ...

with its sabaneros — Costa Rican cowboys — and rich pre-Columbian and colonial history. I love to walk through the town of Nicoya, one of the first Spanish settlements in the country and the ...