(TTT) Some of the Pacific coast's most popular beaches are dangerously polluted with sewage runoff, according to a broad study revealed Friday by the National Water and Sewer Institute (AyA).

According to water samples taken Aug. 13, the beaches of Playas del Coco, Playa Tambor and Jacó are hazardous to human health.

The most seriously polluted beaches, however, lie on the Caribbean,...

(TBT) The United States government is to make available $4.2 million to help Costa Rica step up its fight against drug trafficking, the Vice-Minister of Public Security announced in Guanacaste this week.

The money is to be used in the repair and maintenance of National Coast Guard patrol boats.

As part of the deal, the US government will also donate a...

(TBT) The Tamarindo-Langosta road could be paved as early as December, say officials for the project.

The news comes much-anticipated for those who say 3.5 kilometer stretch (about 2 miles) running from where the last paving project ended near the Hotel Diría, straight out to Playa Langosta — including the loop of the Barcelo — is now “almost impassable”.

(TBT) Construction in the country is proving to be unfazed by the US economic woes, say experts, growing 25 per cent in the past 12 months.

According to the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA), their teams have dealt with more than six million square meters of new construction in the past year.

“This is a growth that has surpassed expectations for the sector,...