Today in Costa Rica Dubai Duty Free New Year’s Draw Makes Costa Rican Millionaire US Ambassador Melinda Hildebrand Lands in Costa Rica with China Message Protesters Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in San José Against Venezuela Intervention Political Campaigns Ramp Up in Costa Rica as Holiday Ban Ends Costa Rica’s Festive New Year Traditions in the Pura Vida Spirit HomeTopicsArts and CultureCarnaval draws to a close in Puerto Limón Carnaval draws to a close in Puerto Limón By The Tico Times October 21, 2014 Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Robert Isenberg/The Tico Times Trending Now Costa Rican Drivers Risk Fines Without 2026 Marchamo Sticker As the new year begins here in Costa Rica, traffic authorities report that over 256,700 vehicles across the country lack the 2026 Marchamo sticker,... Read more US Ambassador Melinda Hildebrand Lands in Costa Rica with China Message The new United States to Costa Rica, Melinda Hildebrand, landed in the country on Monday with a pointed reference to China’s economic role here.... Read more Funny English Shirts in Costa Rica and What They Really Mean I recently took a bus from San Jose over the Cerro del Muerte to Pérez Zeledón. The driver was a young man around thirty.... Read more Costa Rica’s Route 27 Goes One-Way Sundays in January Drivers heading back from the Pacific coast can expect changes on Route 27 starting this weekend. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT)... Read more Anonymous Bettor Profits Big on Maduro’s Capture Through Crypto Platform An unidentified trader on the cryptocurrency prediction market Polymarket turned a $32,537 wager into more than $436,000 in profit by betting on the removal... Read more Maduro’s Cult of Personality and Repression Defined Venezuela’s Lost Decade Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, who has been seized by US special forces after more than a decade in power, ruled with an iron fist while... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Latest News from Costa Rica Costa Rica’s Liberia Airport Faces Demand Boom January 7, 2026 My Twice Yearly Parasite Routine in Costa Rica January 6, 2026 Dubai Duty Free New Year’s Draw Makes Costa Rican Millionaire January 6, 2026 Argentine Tennis Star Sebastián Báez Enters Australian Open with Momentum January 6, 2026 The Palmares 2026 Festival is Costa Rica’s biggest January Event January 6, 2026 Anonymous Bettor Profits Big on Maduro’s Capture Through Crypto Platform January 6, 2026 Channing Tatum Spotted Sharing Kiss with Girlfriend on Costa Rican Beach January 6, 2026
