Costa Rican police arrest four suspects in the killing of exiled Nicaraguan former military officer Roberto Samcam near San José in June. 2025-09-12
Five people are killed and another is in critical condition when a Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft crashes into the Pico Blanco mountain near San José, Costa Rica. 2024-11-26
Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. 2022-09-17
Voters in Costa Rica head to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election. 2022-04-3
Costa Rica becomes the 38th member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2021-05-25
Costa Rica announces new COVID-19 restrictions on driving and businesses amidst a rise of new cases. 2021-04-29
Costa Rica is hit by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake at Jacó near the capital San José. No immediate reports of casualties or damage. 2017-11-12
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake 87 miles west of the Costa Rican capital of San José triggers a tsunami alert for the coastlines of Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. 2012-09-5
At least sixteen people are dead and fifteen missing following mudslides in Costa Rica caused by heavy rains. 2010-11-4