Costa Rica is dealing with a noticeable drop in tourism, a vital economic driver, as visitor numbers decline in 2025. The Costa Rica Tourism Board (ICT) reports a 1.5% decrease in arrivals in January ...

A criminal group is extorting small and medium-sized tourism businesses in ... forward as investigations continue. Costa Rican authorities completed their investigation into the death of U.S. tourist ...

The Gardners’ tragedy came as tourism had already slipped in Costa Rica by the start of the year, part of an overall dip in Latin American travel by Americans — due in part to the country’s ...

Costa Rica has long been celebrated for its leadership in environmental policy. In 2015, Costa Rica pledged to become carbon neutral (the result of a net zero release of carbon dioxide into the ...