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Monthly Archives: September, 2016

Man arrested for pimping underage prostitutes in Escazú

A 59-year-old Spanish man was arrested in Escazú after a police raid on his hotel found a Nicaraguan sex worker under the age of 16.

PHOTOS: The rainy season in Jacó

Photographer Joe Tabacca captured the striking visual contrasts of the rainy season in Jacó, Costa Rica in this gallery for The Tico Times.

Costa Ricans pledge to go car free on Sept. 22

Costa Rica is participating in Car Free Day on Sept. 22. Get your bicycle tuned up, plan to walk or take the bus, and challenge someone else to join.

Is Costa Rica in a real estate bubble?

Here are some of the signs that Costa Rica is in a real estate bubble — lending, borrowing and building at a pace that appears to be unsustainable. What will happen when this bubble bursts?

Fun and free in Costa Rica: Sunday aerobics at Parque La Sabana

With this story, Tico Times Travel launches a monthly column called “Fun and free in Costa Rica,” by Ilana Long — short dispatches on interesting things to do that cost nada.

5 questions for a Costa Rican aerialist

Carolina Cabañas steps into our Weekend Arts Spotlight to explain why aerial dance is an infinite world of possibilities and creativity - and why it's changed every aspect of her life.

Costa Rica serial killer sentenced to 110 years in prison

The man responsible for the 2015 murder spree of drug-addicted prostitutes in San José's slums was sentenced Wednesday to 110 years in prison.

High court reverses moratorium on pineapple growing in Los Chiles

Costa Rica's high court has once again denied the right of local governments to declare a moratorium on pineapple production within their jurisdictions, this time in the northern border municipality of Los Chiles.

Relaxing in style in Granada, Nicaragua’s best hotels and spas

Whether it's in the tranquil islets of Granada on the massive Lake Nicaragua or on the cobblestone streets of La Calzada, we have assembled some of our favorite places for R&R in the colonial town.

Construction to begin soon to curb heavy traffic on Circunvalación beltway

A survey released in August found that commuters in the Central Valley spent an average of 99 minutes daily fighting traffic between home and work or school.

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