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Costa Rica Cultural Center Celebrates Don Pepe’s 100th

This year celebrates the centennial of the birth of José Figueres Ferrer, Costa Rica’s 20th-century hero, still remembered by those who shared his passion...

Walter Ferguson, Costa Rica’s Calypso King

At 87 years old,Walter Gavitt Ferguson, the famous calypsonian from Cahuita on the southern Caribbean coast, still has his spark. He may talk about...

Save the Humpbacks in Costa Rica: A Whale of a Proposal

The biggest being you are likely to see in Costa Rica is the humpback whale, and now is probably the best time of year...

Readers Request Costa Rica Fishing Trip Advice

There’s not much change in fishing as reported here last week, with the best bet on the Pacific along the northern coast out of...

Costa Rica’s Education System Through the Eyes of Students

Greivin, Ariana and Steven are in the second grade. They share, as do many kids their age, an uncanny ability to morph from studious...

Cacao Trails: A Walk Through the Natural History of Costa Rica

When Wolfgang Bissinger decided to devote himself to a project that was from his heart, he didn’t know how all encompassing the task would...

The Tico Times: A Journey Through Costa Rica’s English-Language News

The Tico Times began after a group of Lincoln School seniors approached veteran U.S. newswoman Elisabeth (Betty) Dyer and asked her to teach them...

How I Earned the Title of Worst Photographer in Tico Times History

In its 50 years, The Tico Times has never published a worse picture than the shot I took of Lake Managua. Readers who opened...

The Story of My Parents’ Trip. . . and ‘Tia Consuelo’

It always seemed amazing to me that of all the stories I wrote for the Tico Times, the article that received the most feedback...

How Costa Rica Shaped Peace in Central America During the 1980s

The 1980s began with Costa Rica facing one of the worst financial crises in its history. The oil shocks of the late 1970s combined...

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