Today in Costa Rica Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José Protest Caravan to Santa Ana Could Slow Traffic West of San José Fire Chief Says Fernández Gave No Order on Ambulance Deal, but a Memo Cites Her Costa Rica’s Grynspan Wins 12 of 15 Votes in Eighth UN Secretary-General Poll Local Elections Drove Costa Rica’s CPTPP Reversal, Sources Say HomeArchiveGood Analysis on Political Situation Good Analysis on Political Situation By Tico Times November 13, 2009 Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail Dear Nica Times: Regarding article “Nicaragua’s Democracy Still Unraveling” (NT, Nov. 6). Excellent analysis by Tim Rogers of the political situation in Nicaragua. Keep up the good work! Donald Herrera Jinotepe, Carazo, Nicaragua Trending Now Costa Rica’s First Direct Flight From Poland Lands in Guanacaste Costa Rica's first direct flight from Poland landed in Guanacaste on Nov. 5, launching weekly LOT charters from Katowice through Dec. 17. Read more French Woman Found Shot Dead Inside Her Guanacaste Home A 64-year-old French woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head inside her home in Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, on Friday... Read more Weak Dollar Cuts Costa Rica Medical Tourism Revenue by Up to 15% Costa Rica's private hospitals, clinics and medical offices are treating about as many foreign patients as they have in recent years, but they are... Read more Costa Rica Has Seized 74 Tons of Drugs This Year, a Total the US Calls Historic Costa Rican police have seized more than 74 metric tons of drugs so far in 2026, according to the government, a total the United... Read more Costa Rica’s Tropical Depression Risk Fades but the Downpours Don’t The low-pressure system off Central America's Pacific coast is now less likely to become a tropical depression, but that doesn't mean a dry weekend... Read more Costa Rica Paid $701 Million More for Fuel This Year as Diesel Soared Costa Rica's fuel imports cost $2,267 million through September, up 44.77%, as the average barrel rose 37% and diesel led the increase. Read more Peru’s Ignacio Buse Stuns Medvedev in Landmark Paris Masters Victory Peru’s Ignacio Buse delivered one of the biggest upsets of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, defeating world No. 5 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 to... Read more Alcaraz Wins First Paris Masters Title Ahead of ATP Finals Carlos Alcaraz won his first Paris Masters title Sunday, beating American Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 to claim his fifth trophy of the season... Read more DEA Traced Costa Rica’s First Female Extradition Case to a 2-Ton Jungle Lab How the DEA built the Arizona case behind Costa Rica's first female extradition case. Read more Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail San José Guanacaste Limón Puntarenas Loading… Feels like Humidity Wind Full Costa Rica Forecast → Data: OpenWeatherMap Latest News from Costa Rica US Warns Costa Rica Town Halls Off Chinese Cameras, China Pushes Back November 11, 2026 Santa Cruz, Home to Tamarindo, Leads Guanacaste in Murders and Car Break-Ins November 11, 2026 Dengue Up 58% in Costa Rica as Chikungunya Passes 1,000 Cases November 11, 2026 Costa Rica’s Dollar Slides Back Toward Its Record Low November 11, 2026 Costa Rica Mourns Actor and TV Host Leonardo Perucci, Dead at 87 November 11, 2026 Women in Costa Rica Can Now Choose a Female Uber Driver November 11, 2026 Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José November 11, 2026