No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeChangemakers

Changemakers

Pic of the Day: Costa Rica’s smallest primate

The Tico Times -
The tití monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a Central American primate species, which has two subspecies that are geographically isolated, one of these subspecies is endemic to Costa Rica.
Read more

Mobility matters: How one Costa Rica nonprofit has changed thousands of lives

The Tico Times -
The Do It Foundation continues to receive requests for wheelchair donations and delivers them to Costa Ricans in need.
Read more

Corcovado Foundation hosting ‘jungle party’ in San José

The Tico Times -
Don't miss the opportunity to attend a party with purpose, and help open doors to these children from rural coastal communities who need your support.
Read more

Wild Wednesday: Lupita the peccary

The Tico Times -
Every other Wednesday, we publish a short story from the perspective of an animal at Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary. 
Read more

Letter to the Editor: Monteverde Community Fund creating local opportunities

The Tico Times -
Costa Rican gems like Santa Elena and Monteverde must create spaces for the people in their communities, not just attractions for their tourists.
Read more

Wild Costa Rica: Pippi the Howler Monkey

The Tico Times -
Hola! My name is Pippi and I came to Sibu in Costa Rica this past December. They believe I have a brain and spinal injury...
Read more

Costa Ricans take the ‘reforestation challenge’

The Tico Times -
This was the fourth round of the monthly Reforestation Challenge.
Read more

Protecting Costa Rica’s Biodiversity: It’s a bug’s life

The Tico Times -
Insect populations account for 85% of all animals that live in the Osa Peninsula.
Read more

Apply now: CRUSA offering full-ride scholarships to US colleges

Alejandro Zúñiga -
The scholarship covers tuition, books and other classroom materials, health insurance and living expenses.
Read more

Costa Rica’s Corcovado Foundation a finalist for international funding

Alejandro Zúñiga -
EOCA selected the Corcovado Foundation for its proposal to reduce plastic waste in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.
Read more
Load more
Costa Rica Coffee
Loading…
COSTA RICA EXCHANGE RATE
Costa Rica Car Rental
Costa Rica T shirts
Costa Rica Travel
Costa Rica Travel Insruance

Latest News

Canatur Criticizes Ride-Sharing Apps Being Used to Promote Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s main tourism chamber is pushing back against the use of ride-sharing platforms in official tourism promotion, arguing that public and private campaigns...
Read more

Guanacaste Faces One of Its Worst Droughts as Rain Hits Much of Costa Rica

Guanacaste is facing one of its worst drought situations in years, even as much of Costa Rica deals with heavy rain, saturated soils and...
Read more

Costa Rica Tax Revenue Keeps Falling as UNA Economists Urge Fiscal Reform

A public university research center has called a comprehensive fiscal reform "necessary and urgent," warning that Costa Rica's tax revenue has been sliding since...
Read more

Costa Rica Storm Cristina Leaves Five Missing Along Pacific Coast

Five people were missing off Costa Rica's Pacific coast on Tuesday after two small boats capsized in heavy surf whipped up by Tropical Storm...
Read more
Tico Times Logo

© 2026 The Tico Times

Services

Support