Is buying land in Costa Rica really a rock-solid investment, as some real estate agents will tell you? Is it smart to put your hard-earned money into buying land in Costa Rica? Yes, it is, if you know ...

A young girl takes in a police roadblock in Chacarita, Costa Rica, where violence has skyrocketed in recent years. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Karol Vega remembers a time when her neighbors ...

Why does a wealthy, powerful nation struggle so badly while a small, much poorer one succeeds? One of the world’s greatest environmental heroes doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. Though he has done ...

There is an amazing number of undesirable conditions that can have a negative impact on your property value in Costa Rica. The time to look at these is before you purchase, Then you still have time to ...