Facebook
Instagram
X
Youtube
Local News
Latin America News
Expat Life
Travel
Weather
Weather Forecast
Weather Guide
Cafe Finder
Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Wildlife
Tico Shop
Classifieds
Browse Classifieds
Post a Classified Ad
Advertise Your Business
Search
Tico Times
COSTA RICA\'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
your username
your password
Forgot your password? Get help
Privacy
Password recovery
Recover your password
your email
A password will be e-mailed to you.
No menu items!
Sign in / Join
Tico Times
Since 1956
Search
COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER
Local News
Latin America News
Expat Life
Travel
Weather
Weather Forecast
Weather Guide
Cafe Finder
Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Wildlife
Tico Shop
Classifieds
Browse Classifieds
Post a Classified Ad
Advertise Your Business
Home
Crocodilians
Today in Costa Rica
Missing Caribbean Fishermen Found Alive in Colombia, Family Says
Grynspan Holds Lead as New Emirati Candidate Disappoints in Race to Lead UN
Sarapiquà Bus Crash Toll Rises to Three as Bus Lacked Excursion Permit
Costa Rica Pension Overhaul Could Require 30 Years of Work Instead of 25
Costa Rica Drops Bid to Join Pacific Trade Pact and Fires Its Trade Minister
Crocodilians
Costa Rica
4 Reasons Why Crocodiles are Smarter than you Think
The Tico Times
-
July 26, 2022
animal abuse
Death of crocodile in traditional Costa Rican activity stirs controversy
Animal welfare
Crocodile that attacked U.S. surfer captured in Tamarindo
Crocodilians
Costa Rica Crocodile Pocho is Dead, But his Legend Lives On
4 Reasons Why Crocodiles are Smarter than you Think
The Tico Times
-
July 26, 2022
Crocodiles have been around for millions of years, and waaaay back in the day nobody threatened these big fellas. Now in some parts of the...
Read more
Death of crocodile in traditional Costa Rican activity stirs controversy
The Tico Times
-
April 16, 2017
A traditional Good Friday celebration resulted in the death of a crocodile in a Guanacaste town.
Read more
Crocodile that attacked U.S. surfer captured in Tamarindo
The Tico Times
-
October 25, 2016
Tamarindo's Tourism Chamber was the latest to put itself at the center of Costa Rica's crocodile debate by requesting the removal of a dangerous croc.
Read more
Costa Rica Crocodile Pocho is Dead, But his Legend Lives On
The Tico Times
-
October 11, 2015
Four years after Pocho the domesticated crocodile's death, his handler looks back.
Read more
Hungry crocodile removed from Costa Rica home
The Tico Times
-
March 10, 2015
Nothing like walking out on to your front porch in the morning and finding a crocodile staring back at you.
Read more
Peru was a crocodile paradise before the Amazon River went and ruined it
The Tico Times
-
February 25, 2015
A new study found that seven species of crocodile inhabited the massive wetlands that once sat in the Amazon basin.
Read more
200-kilo crocodile snagged on the streets of Quepos
The Tico Times
-
September 29, 2014
The town of Quepos near Manuel Antonio National Park had an unwelcome tourist over the weekend.
Read more
Police remove 660-pound crocodile from beach near Jacó
The Tico Times
-
September 23, 2014
It wasn't only sunburnt tourists basking in the sunny Pacific beaches last weekend.
Read more
San José
Guanacaste
Limón
Puntarenas
Loading…
Feels like
Humidity
Wind
Full Costa Rica Forecast →
Data: OpenWeatherMap
COSTA RICA EXCHANGE RATE
Latest News
Your 2027 Marchamo Is Due and the New Sticker Can Only Go On Once
The 2027 marchamo is due by Dec. 31, with a new 10-year sticker you can only stick on once.
Read more
Costa Rica Now Has Its Own Wine Grape After a 50-Year Quest
Costa Rica now has a wine grape of its own. Peppevidor, a hybrid bred to grow in tropical heat, was certified as a new...
Read more
Prosecutors Find No Costa Rican Victims in Epstein Files Investigation
Costa Rican prosecutors ask a court to dismiss their Epstein files probe after finding no local victims or suspects.
Read more
Gota a Gota Extortion Cases Keep Climbing in Costa Rica, OIJ Data Show
Extortion complaints tied to gota a gota loans in Costa Rica hit a record 935 in 2025, and 2026 is close behind.
Read more
