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Costa Rica’s Festive New Year Traditions in the Pura Vida Spirit

Costa Rican's love a holiday like everyone else, so New Year's is certainly no different. The season of celebrating continues throughout the holidays rolling...

Costa Rican Christmas Traditions: The Nativity Scene

Christmas is a very special celebration for Ticos (Costa Ricans, as most of the readers of the Tico Times already know, are affectionately known...

7 Ways Expats in Costa Rica Can Embrace the Christmas Spirit

It’s almost Christmas! As an expat, it can sometimes get hard when Christmas is around the corner. And, if you have kids, it's even...

Tamales in Costa Rica – A Christmas Tradition

Tamales go deep in Costa Rican culture and they are one of the most accessible ways to tap into your inner Tico, especially during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Thanksgiving Around the World: A Celebration of Gratitude and Harvest

Thanksgiving may be most synonymous with the United States, but similar traditions of gratitude and harvest celebrations exist worldwide, many predating the Pilgrims’ 1621...

At 68, Oldest English Costa Rica Paper – The Tico Times celebrates tradition — and reinvention

Like the country it calls home, The Tico Times has often had an impact that far outpaces its small size.

Costa Rica Christmas and New Year’s Expressions

A visit to Costa during the Christmas holidays can you tell you a lot about Costa Rican culture and people.

Ancient Artifacts Exhibited for Guayabo Monument Anniversary

The Omar Salazar Obando Museum in Turrialba has opened a new exhibition titled "Guayabo: The Journey of Our People" showcasing 60 pre-Columbian artifacts from...

Bad Bunny and Anitta add Latin touch to the Grammys

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday could become the scene of another historic moment for Latin music with Bad Bunny and Anitta, two...

U.S. citizen arrested in Costa Rica with pre-Columbian artifacts in his luggage

Costa Rican airport authorities detained on Monday a U.S. citizen who was trying to fly with seven pre-Columbian pieces of about 1,200 years old...
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Costa Rica’s Small Business Registry Reaches Record Level

The number of micro, small and medium-sized businesses registered with Costa Rica’s Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce has nearly doubled over the past...

Rain and Thunderstorms Hit Costa Rica Today as Wet Weekend Pattern Holds

Another wet weekend. A humid, unstable pattern is parked over southern Central America, and it is going to stay there through Sunday, which means...

This Costa Rica Coffee Just Sold for $200 a Pound

A coffee grown high in the mountains of Los Santos sold for $200.10 per pound at Costa Rica's 2026 Cup of Excellence auction, anchoring...

Costa Rica Airport to Add Biometric Gates for Faster Immigration Checks

San Jose's Juan Santamaría International Airport plans to introduce biometric gates by the end of July, a change aimed at speeding up immigration controls...