President Carlos Alvarado has instructed the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Tourism to “review” the insurance requirements for international tourists to Costa Rica. Via social-media platforms ...

Less than an hour from San Jose, this resort feels a world away from the city's bustle. From this mountain vantage point, guests can take in the tropical scenery and Pacific Ocean in the distance.

The sun is shining brightly through the surrounding trees as my driver navigates the winding roads leading to the boutique wellness resort I’m about to call home for the next five days thanks to a ...

Costa Rica welcomes more than 3 million tourists each year, and the vast majority of them arrive via airplane. Because of our large international readership, we at The Tico Times think it important to ...

Remember the fasting programs and fitness boot camps we delighted in subjecting ourselves to pre-pandemic? And don’t they now seem a little… quaint? As we attempt to find balance in the shifting sands ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...