Today in Costa Rica Costa Rica Moves to Fire 36 Finance Ministry Workers Over Mouse-Jiggler App El Niño Could Leave 306,000 People in Costa Rica Short of Water Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José Protest Caravan to Santa Ana Could Slow Traffic West of San José Fire Chief Says Fernández Gave No Order on Ambulance Deal, but a Memo Cites Her HomeArchiveChirripó Closing May 15 For Maintenance Chirripó Closing May 15 For Maintenance By Tico Times May 12, 2006 Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail Chirripó National Park will be closed to the public May 15 until further notice, the daily La Nación reported. The Amistad-Pacífico Conservation Area is closing the park for maintenance to the park’s lodge. Trending Now Costa Rica Can’t Build Its Way Out of Traffic, Public Works Minister Says Costa Rica's public works minister says more lanes won't end traffic. Here's what MOPT is betting on instead. Read more Teachers Strike Today as 11 Groups March Through Downtown San José If you plan to drive, ride a bus or walk through downtown San José this morning, expect delays. Teachers' unions and public universities are... Read more Costa Rica Paid $701 Million More for Fuel This Year as Diesel Soared Costa Rica's fuel imports cost $2,267 million through September, up 44.77%, as the average barrel rose 37% and diesel led the increase. Read more Marino Ballena Closes Piñuela Entrance for Six Months, Whale Tail Still Open Marino Ballena's Piñuela sector is closed for six months. Here's which entrances are still open. Read more El Niño Could Leave 306,000 People in Costa Rica Short of Water More than 306,000 people in Costa Rica could face problems getting drinking water as the strongest El Niño on record dries us out, according... Read more Santa Cruz, Home to Tamarindo, Leads Guanacaste in Murders and Car Break-Ins Santa Cruz has 22 of Guanacaste's 75 homicides this year, with Tamarindo on top. OIJ detained 10, including two police officers. Read more Guided Hikes in Costa Rica Would Need ICT Licenses and Insurance Under New Bill Companies that sell or lead guided hikes in Costa Rica would need a license from the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and insurance covering... Read more Five Costa Rica Regions on Yellow Alert as Saturday Rain Hits Soaked Ground If you live in or are traveling through the Central Valley, the Pacific coast or the Northern Zone, you are now under a yellow... Read more San Ramón Forests Hold Nearly Half of Costa Rica’s Bat Species The forests around San Ramón shelter at least 56 bat species, nearly half of all those recorded in Costa Rica, according to researchers at... Read more Share FacebookXWhatsAppEmail San José Guanacaste Limón Puntarenas Loading… Feels like Humidity Wind Full Costa Rica Forecast → Data: OpenWeatherMap Latest News from Costa Rica Costa Rica Moves to Fire 36 Finance Ministry Workers Over Mouse-Jiggler App November 12, 2026 Two Arrested in Killing of American Surfer Kurt Van Dyke in Costa Rica November 12, 2026 5 Costa Rica Parks With Closed Trails or New Rules This High Season November 12, 2026 Four in Ten Costa Ricans Hold Back Opinions on Social Media Out of Fear November 12, 2026 San Ramón Forests Hold Nearly Half of Costa Rica’s Bat Species November 12, 2026 Luisa Stefani Moves Closer to WTA Finals Semifinals After Dramatic Comeback November 12, 2026 Costa Ricans Could Vote on Reopening Crucitas to Gold Mining November 12, 2026
