Today in Costa Rica Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments US Embassy Helped Mother Get Son Out of Costa Rica Community, She Says Canadian Says She Lost $350,000 to Costa Rica Community Now Under Fraud Investigation Many US Deportees Remain in Costa Rica as Report Faults Migration Agency New Rival Enters UN Leadership Race as Costa Rica’s Grynspan Faces Deadlock 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 Costa Rica Gets Five Weekly Nonstop Flights From London Heathrow British Airways now flies nonstop between London Heathrow and Costa Rica five times a week, and for the first time the route will run... Read more More Than 2,000 Caught Entering Costa Rica Parks Illegally Over 2,000 people were caught entering Costa Rica national parks illegally in three years. A new seal now targets tour transport. Read more Bukele Says Remains Handed Over in Haiti Do Not Belong to Missing Salvadoran Technicians El Salvador President Nayib Bukele stated that human remains delivered to Salvadoran forces at a Haitian airport do not belong to the four aviation... Read more El Niño Squeeze on the Panama Canal Could Raise Costa Rica Import Costs Drought at the Panama Canal could raise costs for Costa Rica's corn, soy and wheat imports, trade experts say. Read more Costa Rica’s Children’s Hospital ICU Is Full as Respiratory Viruses Spread The ICU at Costa Rica's national children's hospital is full, with 18 children on ventilators. Here is how to protect your child. Read more Harry Kane Wins the Ballon d’Or, England’s First Winner in 25 Years Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or in London after a 73-goal season for Bayern Munich and England, becoming the first English winner since 2001. Read more Costa Rica Begins Rebuild of the Airport Serving Quepos/Manuel Antonio Work began on a $13.4 million upgrade of the Quepos airport near Manuel Antonio, adding room for nine small aircraft now and a new passenger terminal by 2028. Read more Your 2027 Marchamo Comes With a Sticker That Lasts 10 Years Your 2027 marchamo can be checked and paid starting Monday, Nov. 2. If your vehicle has a windshield, it's also the last year you'll... Read more No Roads, No Cars, Just Tarpon at Costa Rica’s Silver King Lodge How a remote Caribbean river became tarpon fishing's proving ground, and how Silver King Lodge is reviving it. 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 Pacific Coast Faces Its Highest Tides of the Season Through Saturday October 28, 2026 Rincón de la Vieja Could Be Settling Down or Building Toward Bigger Eruptions October 27, 2026 Quetzal Recorded for the First Time at Little-Known Cartago Refuge October 27, 2026 Costa Rica Opens Walk-In Motorcycle Road Tests Without Appointments October 27, 2026 El Niño Squeeze on the Panama Canal Could Raise Costa Rica Import Costs October 27, 2026 Costa Rica Gets Five Weekly Nonstop Flights From London Heathrow October 27, 2026 For the First Time, Women Lead All Three Branches of Costa Rica’s Government October 27, 2026
