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The Tico Times to display photo exhibit at Cultural Center

This month, we are overjoyed to present our new exhibit, “58 Years of Costa Rica, Through Our Eyes and Yours.” We are happier still collaborate with the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center in Los Yoses, one of the most distinguished institutions in the country. The exhibition opens to the public Thursday, Dec. 4, and continues through the end of January.

The Tico Times’ office to be official stop on Art City Tour

To celebrate our first-ever open house, our staff has decorated the walls with archival photographs and favorite newspaper covers. Music will play in our vestibule. Staff members will be on-hand to greet you and talk about the paper.
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Dollar Slips Back Toward 450 Colones, Shrinking What Your Dollars Buy

The dollar closed Friday at 452.92 colones on Monex, down from 460.45 on Oct. 1, reducing what anyone earning or saving in dollars gets in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica’s Prison Population Hits Record Ahead of Mega-Prison Opening

Costa Rica held a record 21,173 adults in prison as of Oct. 7, up 42% since 2022, as the government prepares to open its 5,100-bed CACCO maximum-security prison.

Costa Rica Weather Today Brings Dry Mornings and Stormy Pacific Afternoons

Expect a calmer morning, then afternoon storms in the Central Valley and Pacific, heaviest on the Central and South Pacific. Check Route 32 before you drive to the Caribbean.

More Than 400 Buildings Sit in the Path of Costa Rica’s Electric Train

Incofer's feasibility study found more than 400 homes, shops and buildings inside the rail right-of-way for the Tibi electric train. The state must also buy 145 private lots by 2028.