Allen Dickinson retired to Costa Rica 10 years ago. Now with a Tica wife and a job as the editor of ARCR's El Residente magazine, he says the country has brought a lot of surprises his way.
As 2017 begins, The Tico Times is proud to renew its commitment to telling the stories of Costa Rican immigration and emigration – and as our new feature shows, it's hard to find any family here that doesn't have that history woven into its family tree.
Costa Rica's public healthcare system is evaluating medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and obesity. The CCSS has not announced when the drugs might become available or which patients would qualify.
More than 6,000 Europeans paid about 200 million Swiss francs for teak trees on 60 Costa Rica plantations. The seller is bankrupt and Swiss prosecutors are investigating.
