As you travel along the roads of Costa Rica you are quickly reminded of the upcoming election. Whether it be a dirt road through...

The Tico Times has experience with some of the less publicized aspects of living in Costa Rica: the laws, the social intricacies and the cultural norms beyond learning to say, “Pura Vida, mae.”

You can't call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. 

Is aquaponics in Costa Rica a highly efficient fish-plant ecosystem, too complex for the home gardener? Not so, says Ed Bernhardt. .

When one thinks of minefields, the first thing that comes to mind are the world’s worn-torn zregions where armed conflicts have taken place. Nobody...

In the center of Costa Rica, you will find its capital, San Jose which is also the largest city in this biodiverse country.  San...

When I tell people that I have lived in Costa Rica for 42 years, they inevitably ask me, “What brought you here in the...

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about who should not move to Costa Rica. I received a lot of interesting responses from...

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Over the years, I have had the opportunity to observe firsthand thousands of foreigners who have relocated to Costa Rica. Many fulfill their of...