Today in Costa Rica Costa Rica Court Rules Uber Driver an Employee, Orders Vacation and Severance Pay Costa Rica’s Role in US Deportation Drama with Salvadoran Migrant Costa Rica President Confronts Calls to Strip Immunity Earthquake Shakes Costa Rica’s Central Valley Route 32 Reopens After Landslide Cleanup, Preventive Closures Still Possible HomeTopicsArts and CultureParticipants fete Design Festival in Escazú Participants fete Design Festival in Escazú By The Tico Times March 13, 2015 Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Robert Isenberg/The Tico Times Trending Now Costa Rica’s Crucitas Faces Environmental Disaster from Illegal Gold Mining Environmental crime in Costa Rica has escalated dramatically, with the illegal gold mining crisis in the Crucitas region now bearing all the hallmarks of... Read more Costa Rica’s Cerro Chirripó Ancient Ice Age Legacy Uncovered Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica’s highest peak at 3,820 meters above sea level, was the focus of a recent lecture at the National University’s Brunca... Read more Costa Rica’s Role in US Deportation Drama with Salvadoran Migrant A Salvadoran man at the center of a heated US immigration battle could end up in Costa Rica if he accepts a guilty plea,... Read more In Costa Rica, Rare White-Lipped Peccaries Still Survive Today we meet the white-lipped peccary, a large animal that travels in large groups that has disappeared from a large part of its historical... Read more Costa Rica’s Spectral Bats Caught on Camera Hugging and Sharing Meals New footage from Costa Rica's forests shows spectral bats in a fresh light, far from the lone predators many pictured them as. These large... Read more Costa Rica Tourism Leaders Call for Action Amid Rising Insecurity A surge in public insecurity and the sharp appreciation of the Costa Rican colón—up more than 20% since 2022—have become the leading threats to... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Latest News from Costa Rica Costa Rica Court Rules Uber Driver an Employee, Orders Vacation and Severance Pay August 28, 2025 Maduro Says There Is No Way the United States Will Invade Venezuela August 28, 2025 Costa Rica’s Cerro Chirripó Ancient Ice Age Legacy Uncovered August 28, 2025 Climate Change Could Push Young Latin Americans into Poverty August 28, 2025 Costa Rica Unveils Plans for Maximum-Security Prison August 28, 2025 Costa Rica Reviews Concession to Modernize Route 32 Highway August 27, 2025 Costa Rica’s Spectral Bats Caught on Camera Hugging and Sharing Meals August 27, 2025
