Today in Costa Rica 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 Fire Chief Says Fernández Gave No Order on Ambulance Deal, but a Memo Cites Her 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 Santa Cruz, Home to Tamarindo, Leads Guanacaste in Murders and Car Break-Ins Santa Cruz has 22 of Guanacaste's 75 homicides this year, with Tamarindo on top. OIJ detained 10, including two police officers. Read more Fire Chief Says Fernández Gave No Order on Ambulance Deal, but a Memo Cites Her A Sept. 25 memo cites President Fernández as the basis for a $13.88 million no-bid ambulance deal the fire chief defends. Read more Pope Leo XIV Departs for First Latin America Journey to Uruguay Argentina and Peru Pope Leo XIV leaves Rome on Friday, November 6, 2026, for a twelve-day apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. The Holy See Press... Read more How Living in Costa Rica Changed the Way I See the World When speaking of the 1980s and 90s, I like to refer to it as the previous century. “In the previous century, we didn’t have... Read more Two Arrested in Killing of American Surfer Kurt Van Dyke in Costa Rica Costa Rican investigators have arrested two people in the February killing of Kurt Van Dyke. He was the 66-year-old American surfer and Puerto Viejo... Read more Have a US Visa Appointment Wednesday? The Embassy Will Be Closed The US Embassy and visa section in San José close Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and reopen Thursday. Read more 5,000 Shareholders, No Dividends and a Court Order for Hospital CIMA’s Top Executive A civil court in San José has ordered Clifton Neal Orme, the legal representative of Hospital CIMA, to appear in person and testify in... Read more Costa Rica Is One Vote From Co-Hosting the 2031 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica is one step away from co-hosting the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup, the biggest tournament in women's soccer. FIFA said Wednesday that... 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 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 Costa Rica Moves to Fire 36 Finance Ministry Workers Over Mouse-Jiggler App November 12, 2026 Two Arrested in Killing of American Surfer Kurt Van Dyke in Costa Rica November 12, 2026 5 Costa Rica Parks With Closed Trails or New Rules This High Season November 12, 2026 Four in Ten Costa Ricans Hold Back Opinions on Social Media Out of Fear November 12, 2026 San Ramón Forests Hold Nearly Half of Costa Rica’s Bat Species November 12, 2026 Luisa Stefani Moves Closer to WTA Finals Semifinals After Dramatic Comeback November 12, 2026 Costa Ricans Could Vote on Reopening Crucitas to Gold Mining November 12, 2026
