It was a historic day for Costa Rica’s soccer: Club Sport Cartaginés won the final and lifted the championship trophy. The last time Cartago was crowned champion was in 1941 when it defeated Club ...

For tens of thousands of commuters who depend on the train between San José and Cartago, this Monday brought welcome news. The Costa Rican Railway Institute, or Incofer, announced the resumption of ...

As capital and largest city in Costa Rica, San José draws the most tourism and industry. But as a whole Costa Rica is one of Central America’s most sought-out eco-tourism countries, and the city of ...

Cartago, Costa Rica, located 14 mi/23 km east of San Jose, was the country's capital until San Jose took that distinction in 1823. Later, Cartago suffered more devastating setbacks: two strong ea ...

Update: The evacuation order was lifted at 5 p.m. Thursday. The community of Cartago, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, was evacuated because of a wind-driven wildfire, the Inyo County sheriff’s ...