A childhood story about the disappearance of a Costa Rican toad sent Trevor Ritland on a quest. The Flagstaff writer and ...

Rick Steves is well known throughout the travel world for his public television and radio shows and multiple guidebooks that ...

Costa Rica’s geographic position and economic openness make it a target for money laundering, primarily driven by drug trafficking, according to the 2025 International... Explosive and resilient under ...

This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com). Rick Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours.

This article is used with the permission of Rick Steves’ Europe (www.ricksteves.com). Steves writes European guidebooks, hosts travel shows on public TV and radio, and organizes European tours.

Sunny, clear morning skies, rainy afternoons and ripening fruit on the trees are all part of June days in Costa Rica. June is also a time for tending the garden, planting, and mowing the lawn, and ...

This shift has raised costs for visitors by 15–20%, making Costa Rica pricier than regional competitors like Panama or the Dominican Republic. The exchange rate isn’t the only issue. Rising input ...

Four minutes out of halftime, the former D.C. United Academy product deposited a diving header into the net to give Honduras an eventual 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in a particularly physical ...

Every May 30, Costa Rica marks National Journalists’ Day, a time to honor the vital role journalists play in upholding democracy. Established in 2010 by then-President Óscar Arias, the day ...

Costa Rica has one of the highest rates of pesticide use per capita of anywhere in the world. In monoculture farming, especially for crops like bananas and pineapples, a variety of chemicals are used, ...

Rick Steves, travel writer and host of PBS’s “Rick Steves’ Europe,” said when he reads the news about President Donald Trump, he’s reminded of Adolf Hitler. “Every time I read the news, I think, Well, ...