Fans of Modernist architecture hope to also save the city’s most famous 20th-century structure: the clover-shaped Parador Ariston—the only Latin American work by Bauhaus master Marcel Breuer—which was ...

Costa Rica has long been a dream destination for surfers, but some of its beach towns are now just as famous for their ...

Costa Rica faces a sargassum surge on its Caribbean shores, prompting research into turning the algae into fertilizers, ...

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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 ...

An investigation remains underway Tuesday in the death of Santa Cruz native and surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke, who was found dead on Feb. 14 in Costa Rica. Van Dyke, 66, was reportedly killed following ...

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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 ...

A well-known California surfer turned businessman was reportedly killed by intruders in his Costa Rican home over the weekend, according to multiple local news reports. On Feb. 14, Kurt Van Dyke, 66, ...

Trailblazing California surfer-turned-entrepreneur Kurt Van Dyke was murdered the morning of Saturday, February 14, during a violent home invasion at his Costa Rican residence, Us Weekly has learned.

A California surfing legend has been suffocated and stabbed to death by burglars who also zip-tied his girlfriend in their Costa Rica home, according to local police. Surfer and hotelier Kurt Van Dyke ...

California surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was brutally murdered Saturday during a violent home invasion at his residence in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. According to local outlets, two ...