Today in Costa Rica Lagoon Operator Says German Consul Was Swimming When He Drowned Costa Rica Opens First Medical Cannabis Manufacturing Laboratory Germany’s Consul in Costa Rica Dies in Alajuela Lagoon Accident Costa Rica Supreme Court President Won’t Seek New Term IKEA Maps Out Its Costa Rica Rollout in Three Locations HomePic of the DayTico Times #TBT: Farmer Tico Times #TBT: Farmer By The Tico Times November 8, 2018 Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail The Tico Times archives Here’s another one from our archives. Trending Now Ship Pays Record Amount to Cross Panama Canal Amid Drought Restrictions A ship paid a record $5.3 million to cross the Panama Canal sooner, just days before a reduction in vessel traffic takes effect due... Read more Heavy Rains Put Costa Rica’s Banana Farms Under Growing Pressure Heavy rain, flooded fields and the spread of a damaging plant disease are putting growing pressure on Costa Rica’s banana farms, particularly in the... Read more Argentina’s Navone Hands Djokovic His Earliest Grand Slam Exit in 20 Years Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title ended almost as soon as it began Sunday night, with Argentina’s Mariano Navone pulling... Read more Flash Flood Sweeps Away Guide and Hiker in Pérez Zeledón Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only... Read more Route 32 Closures Will Keep Coming and Here Is What Drivers Should Do Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to... Read more Costa Rica Moves Toward Satellite Cell Coverage With Starlink Costa Rica is getting its first taste of satellite connected cell phones, and both of the biggest telecom operators are behind it. Liberty and... Read more Costa Rica’s Medical Tourists Are Trading Dental Chairs for Operating Room The foreign patient arriving in Costa Rica for a dental implant or a cosmetic procedure is no longer the whole picture. Hospitals here are... Read more Route 32 Closed for Court-Ordered Investigation If you are driving between San José and the Caribbean coast this morning, you cannot get through on Route 32. A one-kilometer (0.6-mile) stretch... Read more Costa Rica Tightens Poás Volcano Visitation Rules After Eruption Costa Rica has introduced new safety rules at Poás Volcano National Park after an eruption early yesterday morning, but the goood news is that... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail 🌴 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. San José Guanacaste Limón Puntarenas Loading… Feels like Humidity Wind Full Costa Rica Forecast → Data: OpenWeatherMap Latest News from Costa Rica Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign September 1, 2026 Court Frees Wife of Pecho de Rata as Prosecutors Appeal September 1, 2026 Two Pococà Judges and a Judicial Agent Detained in Diablo Probe September 1, 2026 Forbes Puts Costa Rican Coffee Farmers at the Center of the $60 Cup September 1, 2026 Can Tourism Really Push Out Drug Trafficking in Costa Rica’s South Pacific? September 1, 2026 US Demands Nicaragua Release Brooklyn Rivera’s Relatives September 1, 2026 Costa Rica’s Medical Tourists Are Trading Dental Chairs for Operating Room September 1, 2026
