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Martin LeFevreIt’s the warmest day of the year so far. But the creek that runs through town, with its adjacent parkland on either side, is still running cold and fast. Amazingly, a large family group of about 15, young...

A strong wind advisory for late morning and all afternoon is all the prompting needed to get out on the bike for a ride into the country. The first sight of the sparklingly clear, snow-capped mountains confirms the decision,...

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comThere’s a scene in a classic Paul Newman movie, “Hombre,” in which two men look down from a shack where they’re trapped upon a woman tied to stake in the desert heat, crying out ever more weakly...

As Central American countries now find themselves thrust into the front line of the drug trade and prey to organized crime, it has become a big priority for the Obama administration to help those countries taking on the drug cartels. But what exactly is the current situation in Costa Rica?As Central American countries now find themselves thrust into the front line of the drug trade and prey to organized crime, it has become a big priority for the Obama administration to help those countries taking on the drug cartels. But what exactly is the current situation in Costa Rica?

Gorgeous photography from a dreamy destination wedding in Costa Rica.

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comA boyhood enthusiasm for America’s early space program, plus a rebellious religious nature that led to so-called mystical experiences, matured into a passion for asking the big questions. Even so, one has to ask the right questions,...

Miguel Ángel Rodriguez Echeverria has been sentenced to five years in prison as instigator of aggravated corruption in the ICE-Alcatel case, and has been barred from holding a public office for the next twelve years.

Costa Rica grows some of the best coffee in the world, but exports most of the good stuff to other countries, leaving local supermarkets with the dregs.

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comThe poppies are in full flower on a day that feels like the very pinnacle of spring. It’s sunny and mild in California’s Central Valley, with a border of stupendous clouds along the western horizon.I spot a...

Martin LeFevre, TheCostaRicaNews.comRaised as a Catholic when the Mass was in Latin, I was compelled to go to church six days a week (five times before school, once on Sunday, when it was a mortal sin to miss). One...