Today in Costa Rica Your 2027 Marchamo Is Due and the New Sticker Can Only Go On Once Missing Caribbean Fishermen Found Alive in Colombia, Family Says Grynspan Holds Lead as New Emirati Candidate Disappoints in Race to Lead UN Sarapiquí Bus Crash Toll Rises to Three as Bus Lacked Excursion Permit Costa Rica Pension Overhaul Could Require 30 Years of Work Instead of 25 HomeTopicsArts and CultureCosta Rica's Copa del Café tennis tournament opens in Escazú Costa Rica’s Copa del Café tennis tournament opens in Escazú By Alberto Font January 6, 2015 Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail Alberto Font/The Tico Times Trending Now Costa Rica’s Native Stingless Bees at Center of Supreme Court Fight Costa Rica's tiny native bees have become the center of a legal battle that could affect beekeepers, honey producers and efforts to protect some... Read more Elena Rybakina Clinches Year-End World No. 1 Ranking After Tokyo Victory Elena Rybakina has won the year-end World No. 1 ranking for the first time in her career, defeating fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3... Read more Costa Rica Plans Blue Zone Seal and Wellness Tourism Push for Nicoya Costa Rica plans an official Blue Zone seal and three Nicoya wellness tourism products by 2028, plus new care for centenarians. Read more Costa Rica’s Creepiest Ghost Stories and Mysterious Legends Every society has tales of terror that challenge our imaginations and our courage. Costa Rica has folk tales that include a priest who lost... Read more Two of Every Three Dairy Imports in Costa Rica Now Come From the US Costa Rica imported $66.4 million in dairy products from the United States in the first eight months of 2026, nearly four times the $17.5... Read more Costa Rica’s Pesticide Problem and the Beauty of Backyard Gardening Isn’t it ironic that Costa Rica, our country famed throughout the world for its amazing flora and fauna, is also at or near the... Read more Costa Rica’s President Invites Pope Leo XIV to Visit in 2027 President Laura Fernández formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Costa Rica during a private audience at the Vatican, proposing a trip in 2027... Read more All Three VIP Lounges at Juan Santamaría Airport Close Sunday All three VIP lounges at Juan Santamaría Airport will be closed Sunday, Nov. 1, and the Mastercard lounge has no reopening date. Read more Forbes Picks Costa Rica’s Rancho Pacifico to Beat the Crowds A Forbes feature names Rancho Pacifico, a 20-guest rainforest resort above Uvita, among its top shoulder-season escapes from the crowds. Read more Alberto Font Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail San José Guanacaste Limón Puntarenas Loading… Feels like Humidity Wind Full Costa Rica Forecast → Data: OpenWeatherMap Latest News from Costa Rica Djokovic Rallies in Paris to Keep ATP Finals Hopes Alive November 3, 2026 What JetBlue’s Multi-Billion Dollar Debt Means for Costa Rica Flights November 3, 2026 Your 2027 Marchamo Is Lower if You Drive a Private Car November 3, 2026 Forbes Picks Costa Rica’s Rancho Pacifico to Beat the Crowds November 3, 2026 Costa Rica Researchers Study Pollution Exposure in Ostional Sea Turtles November 3, 2026 Costa Rica Plans Highway Cameras and Radar Every 1.5 Kilometers on San Ramón Route November 3, 2026 El Niño Is Already Cutting Costa Rica’s Coffee Harvest by Up to 15% November 3, 2026