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Costa Rica has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in Latin America. According to online news daily Costa Rica On, 32 percent of Tico children between the ages… Read more »

Canopy tours and zip line adventures have become iconic among visitors to Costa Rica. They are a great way to explore our forests and they boast a great safety record,… Read more »

People in Costa Rica are getting fatter, and this weight increase is not in character with our country’s goal of becoming a carbon-neutral nation by the year 2021. Such is… Read more »

Costa Rica outperforms her Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in terms of child nutrition, but it needs to do more to protect Tica mothers. Save the Children, an international non-profit organization… Read more »

Costa Rica is already famous for her ecolodges and yoga retreats, but the Sanctuary at Two Rivers is the ultimate destination for travelers seeking to combine fitness, relaxation and luxury…. Read more »

Author’s Note: A previous article in The Costa Rica Star touched on the “Top 10 Things You Should Know Before Moving to Costa Rica.” The most important advice on that… Read more »

Costa Rica’s educational system is continually highlighted as one of the best in Latin America and it continues to produce quality graduates that are rapidly absorbed by private companies and… Read more »

Molecular biologist Carlos Santamaria is a Tico researcher working at the University of Salamanca in Spain. Working with a team of microbiologists, Dr. Santamaria has been investigating several bone marrow… Read more »

A new establishment in Escazu intends to become Costa Rica’s first “smoke-easy” in defiance of the Tobacco Control Law which was enacted in early April. This law explicitly prohibits smoking… Read more »

One of the major concerns surrounding the passing of the Tobacco Control Law (law number 9028), which is now in effect and being implemented, is that it could leave the… Read more »

A group of six men armed with AK-47 assault rifles and 9mm handguns forced their way into a nursery set up to protect the large Leatherback sea turtles and stole… Read more »

La Caja, our beloved public health and welfare system, is in the sights of many individuals and organizations -and not just in Costa Rica, but also around the world. La… Read more »

Three years ago, the National Tourism Board (Spanish acronym: ICT) launched an initiative to provide clear warnings to foreign and domestic tourists about certain risks they may face during their… Read more »

Costa Rica, with a growing population of over 4.3 million people with about 60% of them living in the urban areas, has made significant progress over the last decade in… Read more »

It’s been almost three months since the red tide phenomenon became visible in the waters of our Pacific coast. According to scientists at the Costa Rican Institute of Fishing and… Read more »

As we head into Easter, thousands of people are expected to crowd the beaches, rivers, lakes, and swimming pools of Costa Rica. The Red Cross has published a set of… Read more »

If you think that the recent signing of Costa Rica’s new anti-smoking law imposes too many restrictions, then you should not plan to move to the city Elk Grove in… Read more »

SAN JOSE – Minister of Public Health Daisy Corrales has sent instructions to regional directors in Costa Rica to notify private businesses that they should immediately begin taking down all… Read more »

In the early 80’s, Costa was an entirely different place than it now is. With a population only approaching the two and a half million mark, there was hardly any… Read more »

Marcela Castro Wedel is a physiotherapist and certified instructor of the Pilates and yoga disciplines. She is also a dog trainer who believes that doga, the practice of yoga with… Read more »