LIBERIA AIRPORT TO RECEIVE 530,000 TOURISTS IN 2010 , September 1, 2008 More than 530,000 tourists will pass through the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste in 2010, according to projections made by the Guanacaste Chamber of Tourism...

Background Note: Costa Rica Swimming in river near San Carlos, Costa Rica, April 11, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Costa Rica Geography Area: 51,100 sq. km (19,730 sq. mi.) about the size of the states of Vermont and New...

Costa Rica gets extension on CAFTA By Gillian Gillers Tico Times Staff | ggillers@ticotimes.net Costa Rica has three more months to pass legislation required to enter the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA). The United...

Excerpted from Living Abroad in Costa Rica How can I get residency in Costa Rica? Immigration policy in Costa Rica is a moving target. In past years there have been proposals to the legislature to change residency requirements, but no major changes have...

Where should I go? The top ten places to visit in Costa Rica. Please note that this list is organized alphabetically rather than in order of awesomeness. All these places are great in their own way, and there are dozens more I wish I could include. If...