One of the first places I lived in Costa Rica was a small town in the Southern Zone. My son had been born just a month earlier in San José, and his mother and I had already grown tired of city life.

If someone asked me to sum up why I live in Costa Rica in 5 words or less, my answer could well be: “It is my safe space.” All the world’s human-made problems– war, disease, famine, fanaticism, ...

Not only does Costa Rica boast excellent surf, adorable rainforest creatures, and a community of tax-evading expatriates who spend their days playing golf and having Cialis-fuelled mega orgies, the ...

There are so many reasons to retire in Costa Rica. Chief among them is that life is easy in the tropical land of “pura vida” — and so is making the decision to relocate to this small Central American ...

The 13th edition of the Costa Rica International Film Festival marks the first iteration with Patricia Velásquez Guzmán at the helm, but the filmmaker is a veteran when it comes to the San José-based ...