Today in Costa Rica Costa Rica Moves to Dock Pay for Education Workers Who Joined Strike Costa Rica Moves to Fire 36 Finance Ministry Workers Over Mouse-Jiggler App El Niño Could Leave 306,000 People in Costa Rica Short of Water Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José Protest Caravan to Santa Ana Could Slow Traffic West of San José HomeTopicsArts and CultureIt’s Christmas time in the city It’s Christmas time in the city By The Tico Times November 22, 2014 Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail Robert Isenberg/The Tico Times Trending Now Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José If you plan to drive, ride a bus or walk through downtown San José this morning, expect delays. Teachers' unions and public universities are... 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 Marino Ballena Closes Piñuela Entrance for Six Months, Whale Tail Still Open Marino Ballena's Piñuela sector is closed for six months. Here's which entrances are still open. Read more Costa Rica Can’t Build Its Way Out of Traffic, Public Works Minister Says Costa Rica's public works minister says more lanes won't end traffic. Here's what MOPT is betting on instead. Read more Heavy Storms Could Drop Nearly 3 Inches of Rain on Costa Rica Today Short, intense downpours, thunderstorms and gusts up to 80 km/h are forecast for the Central Valley, the Caribbean and the northern zone Friday afternoon. Read more Red Tide Spreads in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya and Cooking Won’t Make Shellfish Safe SENASA widened the Gulf of Nicoya red tide ban. Cooking doesn't make oysters, mussels or pianguas safe. Read more Costa Rica’s Dollar Slides Back Toward Its Record Low The dollar closed Tuesday at 448.43 colones on Monex, 1.63 colones above its all-time low. Read more Spot an Injured Animal on Route 27? Don’t Touch It. Here’s Who to Call If you see an injured animal on Route 27, the toll highway between San José and the central Pacific coast, don't pull over and... Read more San Ramón Forests Hold Nearly Half of Costa Rica’s Bat Species The forests around San Ramón shelter at least 56 bat species, nearly half of all those recorded in Costa Rica, according to researchers at... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail San José Guanacaste Limón Puntarenas Loading… Feels like Humidity Wind Full Costa Rica Forecast → Data: OpenWeatherMap Latest News from Costa Rica Dollar Falls to a Record Low of 446 Colones in Costa Rica November 13, 2026 Costa Rica Flights Caught in Only the Third Nationwide US Ground Stop Ever November 13, 2026 Banks and Businesses in Costa Rica Must Accept Digital ID Starting January November 13, 2026 Heavy Storms Could Drop Nearly 3 Inches of Rain on Costa Rica Today November 13, 2026 Salvadoran Troops Turn Haiti National Stadium Into Base After Retaking It From Gangs November 13, 2026 Shakira Returns to Costa Rica in 2027 After More Than 15 Years November 13, 2026 Finish Your Government Paperwork by Dec. 21 as Costa Rica Offices Close November 13, 2026
