THE most fascinating part of theexhibit currently showing at the CostaRican-North American Cultural Center(CCCN) is not the art hanging on the wall,or displayed under...
SELECTED as one of the best restaurants in the country in thelatest Tico Times Restaurant Guide, Sofia Nuevo Latino inMonteverde, in the north-central region...
THE best fishingthis past week hasbeen off Playa Carrillo,on the northernPacific coast, and inshorein the Tamarindoarea, farther north.We had an emailfrom TicoTimes reader ScottBoyce,...
HUNDREDS of thousands of Costa Ricans in theCentral Valley could be drinking water heavily lacedwith cancer and mutation-causing pollutants, likelyfrom septic tanks and coffee...
The much-anticipated, polemic debate on theCentral American Free-Trade Agreement withthe United States (CAFTA) unofficially beganthis week in the U.S. Congress.In anticipation, national and international...
MONTHS after some legislators declared PresidentAbel Pacheco’s Permanent Fiscal Reform Package deadin the water, the controversial tax plan is still strugglingfor life on the...
DESPITE Costa Rica’s often-touted reputation asLatin America’s safest and most stable tourist destination,a series of recent crimes against foreign tourists, and thepolice response to...
THE Humanitarian Associationfor Animal Protection (AHPPA) inSan Rafael de Heredia, north of SanJosé, held its annual fundraiser, knownas the “Rice Table,” on March 19.From...
THE First National Go Tournamentwill take place this weekend atthe National Cultural Center(CENAC) towers in San José.A Japanese board game playedwith black and white...
ANOTHER foreigner is looking topick up hot Costa Rican girls – this timeit’s E! Entertainment Television, whichlaunched its search for the “Chica E!Centroamérica 2005”...
