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How to Write a Costa Rican Novel

Michael Jarvis - October 9, 2021

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Who Really Was The Costa Rica writer Carlos Luis Fallas?

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Famous Literary Works About Costa Rica

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Costa Rica seeks to attract film and television productions with incentives

How to Write a Costa Rican Novel

Michael Jarvis - October 9, 2021

My first trip to Costa Rica was not of my own design. At least not initially. At the time I was a freelance location scout...

Who Really Was The Costa Rica writer Carlos Luis Fallas?

The Tico Times - September 25, 2021

A quick Google search will reveal that Carlos Luis Fallas “Costa Rican author and communist political activist.” Now, this isn’t exactly wrong. But neither...

Famous Literary Works About Costa Rica

The Tico Times - June 20, 2021

Costa Rica is a paradise located in Central America and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It has become a popular...

Costa Rica seeks to attract film and television productions with incentives

The Tico Times - February 26, 2021

The country intends to compete with others such as Colombia, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic

How accurately does “Jurassic Park” describe Costa Rica?

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 17, 2020

We spared no expense and reviewed Jurassic Park for its Costa Rican accuracy.

20th International Book Fair takes over Barrio Escalante in San José

The Tico Times - May 16, 2019

Antigua Aduana building in Barrio Escalante, San José is filled with lots and lots of books.

An Afro-spiritual journey by Afro-Costa Rican writer Delia Adassa McDonald Woolery

Natasha Gordon-Chipembere - March 9, 2019

McDonald's writing finds the tangible beauty of Afro-Costa Rican culture and traditions as her words embrace Blackness.

5 questions for a U.S. poet in Costa Rica

Amanda Zúñiga - February 4, 2017

The Tico Times talks to poet James Just, who moved from the United States to Costa Rica with his wife, Irina.

5 questions for a Costa Rican musician and artisan

Amanda Zúñiga - December 26, 2016

"A notebook can be a door to thousands of worlds." Francisco Cascante chats with The Tico Times about his handmade notebooks and his other artistic facets.

The 12 Best Costa Rican made holiday gifts

The Tico Times - December 9, 2016

A few reasons to stop by the Mercado Tropical this weekend.

The Tico Times’ second book pays homage to Costa Rican life and language

The Tico Times - December 5, 2016

Katherine Stanley Obando discusses bicultural family life, writing as a new parent, and why "manda huevo" is her ultimate Costa Rican phrase. Meet the author of The Tico Times' new book, "Love in Translation."

5 questions for a U.S. painter and writer in Costa Rica

Amanda Zúñiga - December 4, 2016

Jan Hart talks to The Tico Times about her art and her latest book, an account of her spiritual journey as an expat in Costa Rica.

5 questions for a U.S. writer in Costa Rica

Amanda Zúñiga - November 6, 2016

"Costa Rica has inspired my writing by allowing me to be in a whole new environment." Meet Mary Smathers, the U.S. writer whose move to Guanacaste helped kickstart her writing career.

Mobile library brings books and more to Limón communities

The Tico Times - September 27, 2016

The mobile library offers newspapers, books, educational games, computers and even Wi-Fi for children and adults in communities across the Limón region.