Today in Costa Rica No Army in Costa Rica: How a 1948 Decision Changed Central America EU to Send First Observer Mission for Costa Rica’s 2026 Elections In Memory of Carlos Alvarado Valverde: A Highly Regarded Authority on Costa Rican Security Thanksgiving in Costa Rica Through a Tico Kitchen Costa Rica Willing to Take In Salvadoran Facing U.S. Expulsion HomeArcadio's WorldArcadio's World: No time to laugh Arcadio’s World: No time to laugh By The Tico Times November 26, 2016 Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Arcadio Esquivel Trending Now Nighttime Closures Set for Costa Rica Highway This Weekend Amid Overpass Work Drivers on Costa Rica's busy General Cañas Highway face temporary full closures over three nights starting this Friday as crews install beams for a... Read more Costa Rica and US Seize 4.4 Tons of Cocaine in Pacific Operation Costa Rican and U.S. authorities completed a joint maritime operation that led to the seizure of 4.4 tons of cocaine, dealing a substantial hit... Read more US Troops Stage New Combat Drills in Panama as Venezuela Standoff Grows A group of US soldiers is carrying out combat exercises on Panama’s Caribbean coast, the third drill of its kind so far this year,... Read more No Army in Costa Rica: How a 1948 Decision Changed Central America On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, President of the Founding Junta of the Second Republic, officially abolished the Costa Rican army by symbolically... Read more Kyrgios Eyes Australian Open Return with Kooyong Classic Entry Nick Kyrgios has given his strongest hint yet of a full-scale return to competitive tennis by entering the Kooyong Classic, a key warm-up ahead... Read more Costa Rica’s Puriscal Hosts Annual Chicharrones Festival Crowds gather in the central park here as the Feria del Chicharrón kicks off its 2025 edition, drawing locals and visitors to sample the... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Latest News from Costa Rica Why Honduras Still Has No President Days After a Razor Thin Vote December 3, 2025 U.S. Returns 13 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica December 3, 2025 More Tickets Released for Bad Bunny’s Sold-Out Shows in Costa Rica December 3, 2025 Costa Rica Capital Glows with Christmas Lights in Seven Parks December 3, 2025 US Troops Stage New Combat Drills in Panama as Venezuela Standoff Grows December 3, 2025 Costa Rica Eyes Complete Vape Ban to Combat Rising Teen Use and Risks December 2, 2025 Trump Pardon Frees Ex Honduran President Hernández Before Crucial Vote December 2, 2025
