The Tico Times

We couldn’t resist sharing our picks of the five most earth-shattering, spine-tingling, crowd-thrilling moments Costa Rica’s Men’s National Team have experienced in international play. What are yours?

McDonalds fast food customers in Costa Rica have been alerted by the company of a data breach that accessed client private information. In the alert...

A preview of San José's Good Friday procession, with sights and sounds from last year's event.

I feel abysmally distant from that 7-year-old baton twirler who sang about Juan Santamaría’s “vengeful torch” lighting up a roaring fire and “flying for the homeland, smiling, towards death.”

Some historians and sociologists say the original construction of the Juan Santamaría myth was, well, convenient.

Our rental-car GPS started speaking in that cryptic language from the outskirts of reason: the U.S. system of measurement. In this week's "Please Send Coffee!" column, Raquel Chanto explores the confusing process of adjusting to her adopted country's non-metric quirks.

El Salvador and its President Nayib Bukele made Bitcoin legal tender last year and since then El Salvador has been the center of discussion...

Long before hordes of tourists and biologists began flocking to Costa Rica for its amazing biodiversity, the country’s native people became the area’s first wildlife experts.

Semana Santa or Easter Holy Week is one of the most important events for Costa Rican Catholics, and many centuries old traditions and beliefs...

Between the 6th and 9th of April 2022, Bitcoin Miami hits the Miami Convention Center on Miami Beach. Some of the biggest names in...