SAN JOSE : Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla was embroiled in scandal Thursday amid revelations that she used a private jet made available by a Colombian suspected of links to drug trafficking.The disclosure has prompted the resignation of her communications minister and sent Costa ...

SAN JOSE - Members of Costa Rica’s Chinese community celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Snake by setting the world record Tuesday for the largest amount of fried rice ever cooked. Briton Ralph Hannah, an inspector with the Guinness World Records, certified the win after putting the ...

Three people were killed and scores others injured when a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Costa Rica on Thursday, causing widespread panic and damage. "Today is a day of mourning for Costa Ricans, because the earthquake killed three people, two children and a woman," said President Oscar ...