Costa Rica's tropical location near the equator blesses it with warm temperatures year-round, two distinct seasons, and a remarkable patchwork of microclimates. Whether you're planning a beach holiday ...

A California surfing legend has been brutally killed while his girlfriend was tied up and robbed at their Costa Rica home. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, who owned a hotel in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, was found ...

Southwest Airlines has set plans to introduce the first direct flight linking Costa Rica with Las Vegas, Nevada. This move aims to boost travel options between the two spots. The Costa Rican Tourism ...

A prominent surfer from California was murdered at his home in Costa Rica during an apparent break-in over the weekend, according to reports. Kurt Van Dyke, a 66-year-old expatriate who owned a hotel ...

IS BEING DESCRIBED AS MURDER.. THE RESULT OF A ROBBERY GONE BAD.. SANTA CRUZ SURFING LEGEND.. KURT VAN DYKE.. FOUND MURDERED ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN COSTA RICA.. FRIENDS AND FAMILY GOT THE NEWS FROM VAN ...

The brother of a Californian surfer slain in Costa Rica has warned the killing is “more nefarious” than a random break-in. During an interview with The California Post on Monday morning, Peter Van ...

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

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Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz surfing legend who later settled in Costa Rica, was killed Saturday during a home invasion in Limón province, authorities said. Police said intruders broke into his home, ...

American surfer Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in an apparent robbery at his apartment in Cahuita, a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, on Saturday. He was 66. The incident was reported around 10:50 ...

The 66-year-old hotel owner was found beneath a bed after masked men allegedly entered his home in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rican officials said Kurt Van Dyke/Facebook Surfer and hotel owner Kurt Van Dyke, ...