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Top Prize Unsold in Costa Rica’s Gordo Navideño Lottery Draw

The Gordo Navideño 2025 draw wrapped up last night with a twist that left many stunned: the top prize went unclaimed because the winning...

The Path to Peace: The 2023 Gross Global Happiness Summit at the University for Peace

Here's a riddle for you: Where can happiness always be found? A seemingly tricky question, yet the answer is in fact very simple. The dictionary If that...

Was 2022 a Bad Year? Try a little Costa Rican Magic for a Lucky 2023

An old Tico belief holds that whatever you’re doing when the clock strikes 12 on Dec. 31 will characterize your year to come.

Fun and Free Costa Rica Culture: Halloween Masquerade Parades

This Halloween, be a part of Costa Rica’s fun and free costumed tradition — fling yourself into the contagious festivals and parades that flood the streets during Día Nacional de la Mascarada Costarricense.

Costa Rica approves bill that allows the cultivation of Cannabis

With the support of 29 deputies, the bill that allows the cultivation of cannabis was approved. The initiative intends to regulate and allow the...

Try a little Costa Rican Magic for a Lucky 2022

An old Tico belief holds that whatever you’re doing when the clock strikes 12 on Dec. 31 will characterize your year to come.

2021’s Notable Deaths: Adieu Prince Philip and Desmond Tutu

From Britain's Prince Philip to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, here are some of the most notable deaths of 2021. January   Phil Spector, who...

The Dharma of Ojochal

It's Friday morning. Within the beautiful landscape of Bali Rica, a local 5 acre property in Ojochal, ex-pats from all over the world gather...

A Costa Rica gardener’s guide for the early Green Season

HOME GARDENING: June weather is ideal for growing produce in every bioregion of Costa Rica.

Best Costa Rica Movie of 2021: El Pajaro de Fuego

While Costa Rica is a favorite destination for many international film stars, it is not well known for its local film productions. This may change...

Costa Rican Spanish Phrases: La farándula

La farándula is a group of local characters consisting of figures from business, sports, politics, modeling, entertainment, rich and beautiful people and the famous. I guess you could say it is sort of like Costa Rica’s version of the Jet Set.

The History of Coffee in Costa Rica

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in the world each year; a coffee in the morning or a couple in the afternoon...

What is Costa Rica Single Origin Coffee?

Coffee that only comes from Costa Rica can be called single origin.  However, what does that mean?  Single origin coffee means that it is...

Puro Cuento International Festival to open on International Women’s Day

The aim of the festival is to promote a love of story-telling, as well as highlight important social and cultural issues. 
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A Record Quiet Atlantic Does Not Mean a Calm Costa Rica

The Atlantic has gone longer without a hurricane than in any season on record. Here is why, and why it does not make Costa Rica any safer.

Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina Win 2026 US Open Titles

Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina left New York as US Open champions after a championship weekend that produced two first-time winners at Flushing Meadows...

Cartago Merchants Demand Legal Basis for Independence Day Business Closures

The Cámara de Comercio de Cartago wants the closure order withdrawn and the documents behind it published, after the perimeter and closing time both shifted in under 24 hours.

Road Closures Start Monday for Costa Rica’s Independence Holiday

If you are driving anywhere in the Central Valley on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, add time. Costa Rica marks 205 years of independence...