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Costa Rica Aviation: A Mid-1920s Costa Rican air mail postage stamp

The featured photograph shows a mid-1920s postal stamp for air mail in Costa Rica.

Tico Times #TBT: A 1947 documentary of Costa Rica

The nine-minute documentary showcases life in Costa Rica in the 1940s, as viewed through the lens of United States filmmaker James A. Fitzpatrick.

Tico Times #TBT: Small lake forms after earthquake

This Library of Congress photo, dated between 1880 and 1900, shows a small lake that formed after an earthquake in Costa Rica. 

Memories of Costa Rica Travel

If you live in Costa Rica, you may have had to explain to friends why Taco Bell is part of your address.

Pan Am Airlines ceases flights to Costa Rica: A Look Back

A Pan Am map cited "beautiful girls galore" in Costa Rica (and also wild orchids). 

Throwback Thursday: Flying LACSA, Costa Rica’s flagship airline

LACSA (or Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A) was Costa Rica's flagship airline. 

Tico Times #TBT: Costa Rican aviation

The jet age has helped transform Costa Rica into a vacation destination for people worldwide. In today's #TBT, we look at how aviation has...

Tico Times #TBT: Into the millions

The Tico Times recorded two major milestones for Costa Rica, 44 years apart.
Costa Rica Coffee
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Costa Rica Police Uncover Second Cyanide-Laced Mining Operation in Crucitas

The environmental crisis in Crucitas persists. Police discovered and dismantled an artisanal mining material processing plant in a wooded area of Tatú Hill in Crucitas,...

US Visa Cost Increase for Travelers and Workers Under New Law

United States President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, introducing a new surcharge for most non-immigrant US...

Costa Rica’s Religious Culture Through the Eyes of a Non-Religious Expat

Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas that has an official religion—Catholicism—enshrined in its constitution. While the Constitution recognizes freedom of worship,...

Costa Rica’s Olympic Hero Claudia Poll Alleges Abuse by Famed Swim Coach

Claudia Poll, Costa Rica's only Olympic gold medalist, and two other former swimmers from the country, alleged on Monday that they suffered psychological, physical,...