No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeTico Times Weekly DigestThe Tico Times Weekly Digest: Oct. 22, 2018

The Tico Times Weekly Digest: Oct. 22, 2018

The Tico Times
By The Tico Times

It’s Monday everyone. That means it’s time for another dose of The Tico Times Weekly Digest.

This week’s Digest is brought to you by Selina Cowork and Hotel Banana Azul.

Here’s the full list of the articles mentioned above:

Costa Rica grants asylum to Nicaraguan activist Álvaro Leiva

Human rights defender Álvaro Leiva: “There is a permanent darkness in Nicaragua”

Court rejects tax reform and asks legislators to eliminate four points

Five dead in Costa Rica rafting accident

La Sele continues to struggle, falls to Colombia, 3-1

Transformational travel in Costa Rica – Turning the flat world round

Buchón cantina – Spritz cocktails to dine for

Off the Eaten Path – Bar y Restaurante Río de Janeiro

Trending Now

Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Sends Plume 1,000 Meters Above Crater

Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja volcano erupted yesterday sending a plume approximately 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above its crater and bringing the number...
Read more

Costa Rica Court Orders Protection Plan for Playa Blanca After 32-Year Delay

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ordered environmental authorities to create a long-delayed management plan for the protected marine wetland at Playa Blanca, adding a...
Read more

Costa Rica’s Whale and Dolphin Festival Returns This Weekend

If you have been waiting for the right weekend to see humpback whales in Costa Rica, this is it. The 16th Whale and Dolphin...
Read more

Argentina Takes Center Stage as Navone, Etcheverry Advance at US Open

Argentina is guaranteed a place in the fourth round of the US Open after Mariano Navone and Tomás Martín Etcheverry both advanced Wednesday, setting...
Read more

Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign

Costa Rica has started a new campaign warning travelers not to remove wildlife, plants or other natural specimens after officials confiscated 4,366 animal and...
Read more

Costa Rica’s Pacific Waters Reach Unusually High Temperatures

Ocean temperatures along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast are running unusually high, with researchers recording water up to 2°C (3.6°F) warmer than normal in some...
Read more

Costa Rica Airport Introduces Faster Biometric Immigration Checks

If you are flying through Juan Santamaría International Airport on a Costa Rican passport, you can now clear immigration without talking to an officer....
Read more

Argentine Hope Etcheverry Advances to US Open Second Week

Tomás Martín Etcheverry carried Argentina’s flag into the second week of the US Open on Friday, defeating countryman Mariano Navone 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in...
Read more

Costa Rica Tourism Drivers Protest Possible Airport Access for Ride-Hailing Apps

Tourism transportation operators plan to demonstrate outside Casa Presidencial tomorrow over a possible change to legislation that could allow Uber-type ride-hailing services to operate...
Read more
The Tico Times
The Tico Times
🌴 The Weekly Pura Vida

Costa Rica, Once a Week

The week's top stories, weather & insider tips — delivered every Sunday. One email, zero clutter.

🔒 Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Loading…

Latest News from Costa Rica

Costa Rica Coffee Maker Chorreador
Costa Rica Car Rentals
Costa Rica Travel Insurance
Costa Rica Travel
Tico Times Logo

© 2026 The Tico Times

Services

Support