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How Learning Spanish in Costa Rica Keeps You Young and Laughing

When you’re tuckered out from a long day using Costa Rican slang at every conceivable opportunity, how do you announce you’re ready for bed?...

Costa Rica Cultural Phenomenon: Balancing Humor with Personal Growth

When I worked in English-language education and visited an advanced young-adult class in San José, I asked them what their biggest challenge to language...

Celebrating Valentine’s Day the Costa Rican Way: Love with a Smile

As a U.S. citizen living in Costa Rica, I’m thinking of this Valentine’s Day almost like another Thanksgiving. At a time in history when...

Help The Tico Times celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing your story

The Tico Times is on the lookout for Costa Rican love stories; share yours and be entered in a raffle for our latest book.

La nave: the joys and mysteries of San José buses

Costa Ricans, looking down the street to see their bus approaching, might say, “Allí viene la nave” – “there comes my boat.” The first time I heard my husband say this, years ago, I was charmed, and I have thought of the city’s buses that way ever since.

5 Parenting Lessons I Learned in Costa Rica

To have a child in another country is to take on an entire nation as your mother-in-law. It’s a new family, or culture, into...
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Set for Canonization in Jubilee Year

Pope Francis has officially announced that Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized during the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year 2025, specifically at the Jubilee of...

Global Survey Highlights Costa Rica’s Vulnerability to Extreme Weather Events

According to the Global Climate Action Survey 2024, conducted by Gensler, Costa Rica is among the countries most severely impacted by extreme weather events...

Costa Rica Expat Life: The Untold Story of Door-to-Door Sales Culture

If you live in a predominantly Tico barrio, you are likely familiar with vendedores ambulantes. These are the door-to-door salespeople who pass through selling...