I enrolled in a two-week immersion program at Nosara Spanish Institute, a locally run school that has become a cornerstone ...

The vacation plans were not what my 12-year-old daughter, Sofia, wanted to hear. Sitting in the car on the way home from school last June she crossed her arms defiantly as I told her excitedly about ...

Costa Rica, a small country located in Central America, is often referred to as a melting pot of ethnicities. This nickname ...

You can’t call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. Tiquismos, as they are known, play an important role in most daily conversations. Despite having been a Spanish ...

The Costa Rica immersion program is just part of the efforts to better interact with and understand the Hispanic community, Smith said. Those efforts include hosting events in predominantly Hispanic ...

Massapequa High School senior Kate Fahy participates in community service projects in Costa Rica while bonding with the children of San Jose de Rivas. “My Spanish teachers in the Massapequa School ...

James M. Roberts is the research fellow in freedom and growth at The Heritage Foundation's Center for International Trade and Economics. Roberts' primary responsibility is to produce the Index of ...

I have now spent roughly half my life in Costa Rica. In terms of physical and mental health, I will never regret my decision to leave everything behind and relocate here permanently. I feel great for ...

Fragile limestone carvings from the Diquís culture undergo conservation at the Finca 6 Museum Site in southern Costa Rica ...