HomeElections 2018Images from a busy, hot Election Day in Costa Rica

Images from a busy, hot Election Day in Costa Rica

The Tico Times
By The Tico Times
Francisco Cubillo / The Tico Times

Flags, honking horns, a few protests, and excitement as candidates were glimpsed at interviews or polling stations around the Central Valley have made for an unusually active and colorful Easter Sunday in Costa Rica.

Take a look:

Carlos Madrigal / The Tico Times
Fabricio Alvarado and Laura Moscoa in Calle Fallas de Desamparados, Costa Rica.
Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times
Courtesy of Augusto Bolaños
Francisco Cubillo / The Tico Times
Augusto Bolaños / Vecinos Activos
Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times
Roberto Delgado Webb / The Tico Times
AFP Photo / Rodrigo Arangua
Ezequiel Becerra / AFP
Roberto Delgado Webb / The Tico Times

Trending Now

Southwest Adds Austin and Nashville Flights to Costa Rica

Southwest Airlines is expanding its service to Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province with new and extended nonstop flights from Austin and Nashville for the summer...
Read more

Costa Rica Foreign Investment Jumps 23% as Tourism Investment Falls 27%

Free zones drove a 23.4% rise in Costa Rica's foreign direct investment in the first half of 2026, while tourism investment fell 27%.
Read more

Canadian arrivals in Costa Rica jump 24% as travelers skip the US

Canadian visits to Costa Rica are up 24% this year, and long stays are driving millions in new spending.
Read more

Costa Rica Red Cross Considers Ending Overnight Shifts at 20 Branches

The Costa Rican Red Cross is considering eliminating overnight shifts at 20 local branches as financial pressure continues to affect its emergency-response network. The...
Read more

The Costa Rica Bike Ride I Was Lucky to Survive

Two anonymous Ticos once prevented me from doing one of the more insane things I have ever thought of doing in my life. It...
Read more

Costa Rica Authorities Find Dock Inside Protected Río Tárcoles Area

Environmental authorities are preparing legal action after inspectors found a long walkway, dock and floating platform extending into a protected area along the Río...
Read more

Costa Rica Faces Haiti at a Packed Saprissa With Bryan Ruiz’s Future Undecided

Costa Rica closes its Concacaf Nations League group stage tonight against Haiti, and a national team that went nearly a year without a win...
Read more

McDonald’s Opens Its 81st Location in Costa Rica

The fast-food chain enters Puntarenas with a solar-powered location offering AutoMac and McCafé.
Read more

Rebeca Grynspan Leads UN Secretary-General Vote for Fourth Time

Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan on Wednesday topped a United Nations Security Council “straw poll” for the fourth time in the race...
Read more
The Tico Times
The Tico Times
Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel