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This peak tourist season boasts plenty of sunshine making it an ideal time for exploring rainforests and lounging on beaches. That said, the dry season is the most popular (and expensive) time to ...

Patricia Madrigal-Cordero, former vice-minister for the environment, told Earth.org, "People come to see the mountains, the nature, the forests, and when they are stunned by a monkey or a sloth in the ...

MINAE reports increased sargassum accumulation along Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. Get the details on reports and impacts ...

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A childhood friend of the California surfer found murdered in Costa Rica has revealed the victim’s son’s haunting words when he broke the news. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was slain in a horrific home invasion ...

California surfing "king" Kurt Van Dyke was found stabbed and strangled to death in his Costa Rica home and police are searching for at least two men in connection to the killing. Van Dyke, 66, was ...

(Gray News) - Friends and family are grieving the loss of a surfing legend from California who authorities say was killed in apparent robbery at his home in Costa Rica. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was found ...

Kurt Van Dyke, a Californian surfing legend, was found dead after an apparent home invasion in a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, authorities said. An incident was reported at about 10:50 a.m.

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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 ...

U.S. surfer Kurt Van Dyke has been found murdered in Costa Rica, according to local authorities. Police responded to a call about an armed break-in around 10:50 a.m. Saturday at an apartment in ...