Quepos just got a little calmer. The hotel formerly known as La Sirena, in the heart of the Central Pacific coastal town, relaunched this month under a…

I spend my time between the beach and San José. In both places, I have my morning rituals. When I’m at the beach, I usually wake up…

Costa Rica has hit a major milestone: 300 days of renewable energy use, cracking its previous record of 299 days in 2015. The Costa Rican Electricity Institute…

Quepos, a town on Costa Rica's Pacific coast and the gateway to the renowned Manuel Antonio National Park, has experienced strong foreign influences throughout its history, whether…

Lionel Messi knows the teams he fears most at the 2018 World Cup: champions Germany, Brazil, France and Spain. "I think that at the moment, they're the…

I arrived in Costa Rica a year ago to teach English to third graders at a private school in Jacó. My Spanish was limited to “¿A qué…

Have you missed flipping through a copy of The Tico Times as you enjoy your morning cafecito? We have, too. So we're very happy to announce that as…

There is an amazing number of undesirable conditions that can have a negative impact on your property value in Costa Rica. The time to look at these…

There is a new, healthy way to eat burgers and sausage, thanks to a class project by 24-year-old Andrea Bolaños. Bolaños produces these products from buffalo meat,…

There are sounds, sights, and smells associated with events that happen in our lives. Later, when something similar passes by, an instant replay video appears in our…