Today in Costa Rica Easter in Costa Rica: A Celebration of Faith and Tradition Costa Rica Orders President Chaves to End Political Belligerence Before Elections Costa Rica AG Seeks to Lift Chaves Immunity in Contract Scandal Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Threat as Chaves Targets Journalists, Report Says Costa Rica Faces Trade Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect HomeTopicsArts and CultureCosta Rica celebrates the Fourth of July Costa Rica celebrates the Fourth of July By The Tico Times July 5, 2014 Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Lindsay Fendt/The Tico Times Spectators watch the fireworks display at Avenida Escazú’s Fourth of July event. Popular Articles Costa Rica Faces Mexico in Group A of 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup The Costa Rican National Team, La Sele, learned its fate for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup during Thursday’s official draw in Miami. Placed in... Read more Costa Rica’s Bold New Tourist Trap: Where Beaches Meet Bars I don’t know about you, but I was very excited to read that Costa Rica has expressed interest in getting into one of the... Read more U.S. Deports More Alleged Gang Members to El Salvador Amid Controversy The United States has intensified deportations to El Salvador, targeting migrants accused of ties to the Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Venezuela’s Tren... Read more The Tico Times Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Latest Articles Easter Weekend in Costa Rica: Traditions, Beaches, and Pura Vida April 17, 2025 Costa Rica’s Tourism Crisis: Why Tourists Are Vanishing April 17, 2025 Costa Rica Proposes Strict Penalties for Illegal National Park Entries April 17, 2025 Panamanian Judiciary Moves to Prevent US Troops in Canal Zone April 16, 2025 Costa Rica Reports Sharp Dengue Decline, Urges Vigilance April 16, 2025 Costa Rican Bank Faces Money Laundering Probe Over $100M Transactions April 16, 2025 Costa Rica Ghost Net Cleanup Saves Marine Life in Puntarenas April 16, 2025