Costa Rican rescue officials located a body Wednesday afternoon near the area where American hiker Ashley Nicole Phillips disappeared in Pérez Zeledón, bringing a grim new turn to a search that had drawn attention in both Costa Rica and the United States. Authorities were working to confirm the identity of the person found. As of […] The post Costa Rica Search for Missing American Hiker Takes Grim Turn appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .