Costa Rica News

Five of the eight Miss Costa Rica USA Pageant finalists from left: April Salazar, 17, of Rialto, Brittany Fox, 16, of Cudahy, Jenna Gallegos, 16, of West Covina, Michelyn Arroyo, 18, of Fontana, and Michelle Vargas, 16, of Grass Valley.

According to a recent study by the New Economics Foundation , an organization based in England, COSTA RICA was accorded the distinction of being the happiest place in the world.

The Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras - the financial regulator - reports that Costa Ricans have become more cautious when using plastic to make their purchases.

The Costa Rican government on Monday announced it will launch a satellite tracking system to aid the anti-drug fight on the seas.

The United States will support an international mediation effort to restore democratic order in Honduras, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.

Costa Rica will top 5.5 million mobile cellular phone users by 2014, according to a report by Signals Telecom Consulting.

Forget Disneyland! Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, according to an independent research group in Britain with the goal of building a new economy, "centered on people and the environment." Costa Rica is known for its lush rain forests and pristine beaches.

Costa Rica tops the "Happy Planet Index," a ranking of ecological efficiency among the world's nations, survey officials say.

The Correos de Costa Rica is now offering an online store for stamp collectors. Currently Correos offers only 15 products from 2008 and 2009, featuring stamps with themes such as child literature, Hogares Crea, dolphins, whales and churches of Costa Rica.

The Seattle Sounders FC signed Costa Rican defender Leonardo Gonzalez, pending receipt of his P-1 work permit and International Clearance, it was announced on Thursday.

Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said Wednesday he will not return to his home country until at least Saturday, after a three-day international deadline to reinstate him.

A well established luxury travel agency located in Costa Rica is offering free domestic flights on SANSA Regional airlines from any beach destination to either of the country's two international airports, in order to encourage clients to take advantage of one more day in the sun.

By Lynn Farris, Examiner.com The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal who died in childbirth giving birth to the Emperor's 14th child.

Salvadorian President Mauricio Funes said here Monday he had ordered the closure of Salvador's embassy in Honduras to show his solidarity with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.

In July 2005, Costa Rica passed an immigration reform act to serve as a key instrument for fighting corruption and regularizing the status of a growing migrant population.

University of Colorado student David Levine, foreground, listens as Cindy Kraft, left, assistant director of study abroad, explains financial aid options for programs during an information session Wednesday.

A high-ranking official says that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is in Costa Rica following his detention by soldiers in his homeland.

After receiving numerous inquiries on how to best select a private investigator in Costa Rica, this article was written to assist those who are seeking such services.

LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JONATHAN CURSHEN, a stock promoter based in San Jose, Costa Rica, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to provide secret bribes to stock brokers in order to induce the brokers to purchase a particular stock on behalf of their clients.

Illinois' former first lady won't be queen of the jungle. Patti Blagojevich was voted off NBC's reality series "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" on Tuesday.