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Costa Rica Becomes First Central American Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

By Suyin Haynes

'It's the One I Love.' Costa Rica President Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Fighting Climate Change for His Son

Costa Rica Confirms 2 More Suspected Alcohol Poisoning Deaths, Raising Death Toll to 25

By Gina Martinez

‘He Proposes Peace, But Invades Women’s Bodies.’ Inside the Allegations Against Costa Rica’s Former President and Nobel Laureate

By Anna-Catherine Brigida/San José, Costa Rica
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Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado Quesada Wants to Set a Green Example for the World

The most valuable resource at the world economic Forum at Davos is time. No one has enough of it, so everyone makes compromises to make the most of it. President Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa...

By Dan Stewart

Allegations Mount Against Nobel Laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate denies allegations of sexual misconduct

By Casey Quackenbush

Murder of U.S. Tourist Is Latest Violence in Costa Rica

Recently though the murder rate in the small Central American country has been on the rise, with a record-high of 603 people killed in 2017.

By Gina Martinez

4 Americans Killed in Costa Rica Rafting Tragedy

A local guide also died in the ordeal

By Billy Perrigo

Costa Rica Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The court has given lawmakers 18 months to change the law

By Casey Quackenbush

An American Tourist Was Killed By a Shark While Scuba Diving in Costa Rica

Officials say it was an isolated incident

By Jennifer Calfas

10 Healthy International Breakfasts

Take a cue from these countries' better-for-you morning meals

By Mike Dunphy / Eat This, Not That!

Tourists Get in the Way of Sea Turtles Laying Eggs in Costa Rica

Too busy taking photos and petting the reptiles to notice they were disrupting breeding

Costa Rica's Soccer Coach Quits After Brawl

Fight happened during a match that Paulo Wanchope claimed was rigged

By Joanna Plucinska

These Maps Show Which Countries Are the Happiest

Costa Rica is number one, according to the Happy Planet Index

By Samantha Grossman

World Cup Cheat Sheet: The Great Games Ahead

Bummer about the U.S., isn’t it? Tim Howard deserved another game just on his performance alone. But let’s be honest, you can’t suddenly start attacking after you’re down 2-0 and expect to win. Lack of...

By Bill Saporito

Underdogs of World Cup 2014

Hey, not everyone can be a winner

By Randy W. Stearns

Ruffled Feathers: Recording Birds Caught in Nets

Todd Forsgren ruffles feathers every time he takes a picture. LightBox presents his series of ornithological photographs of birds caught in biologists' mist nests.

By Vaughn Wallace
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