The Latest Breaking News from Costa Rica

Former Costa Rica President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias says the U.S. government’s unexplained cancelation of his visa won’t stop his public criticism

‘If someone wants to punish me in the hopes of silencing me, that isn’t going to work,’ said Oscar Arias

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez said the United States revoked his visa without explanation.

Costa Rican authorities believe 14-year-old Miller Gardner, son of Yankees star Brett Gardner, may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on a family holiday.

The unexplained death of Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son at a Costa Rican resort has reportedly led to a wave of hotel cancellations in the Manuel Antonio area.

Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work, wear jeans and go to the park without a male chaperone.

The former New York Yankees player’s son died last week while on a family vacation in Costa Rica

"Pura Vida" isn't just a slogan

A former New York Yankees player and his wife say they have ‘many questions’ after their youngest son fell ill and died during a family vacation

The death of Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son in Costa Rica is under investigation, with officials reporting the preliminary cause of death as asphyxiation.

The World Happiness Index is out now – you did realise that yesterday was World Happiness Day? – and as ever it turns out that the Nordic countries are ahead of the herd. Finland is top, followed by Denmark, then Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands and Norway, with Costa Rica somehow smuggling…