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Costa Rica’s Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Stands as Court Tosses Annulment Case

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

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Starbucks Adds Protein Cold Foam Drinks Across Costa Rica

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Costa Rican Chorreador Reaches Pope Leo XIV in Gift Rooted in Coffee Tradition

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Mariale Acosta Crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026

Costa Rica’s Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Stands as Court Tosses Annulment Case

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

A family court has rejected the Costa Rican government's long-running attempt to annul our country's first same-sex marriage, reaffirming the 2015 union of Laura...

Starbucks Adds Protein Cold Foam Drinks Across Costa Rica

Tico Times - June 11, 2026

Starbucks is adding a new line of protein-infused cold beverages to its menu in Costa Rica, bringing the chain’s latest regional drink platform to...

Costa Rican Chorreador Reaches Pope Leo XIV in Gift Rooted in Coffee Tradition

Tico Times - June 9, 2026

A Costa Rican chorreador, one of our country’s most familiar coffee brewers, has reached an unlikely destination: the hands of Pope Leo XIV. The...

Mariale Acosta Crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026

Tico Times - June 6, 2026

Mariale Acosta was crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026 on Friday night at the Costa Rica Convention Center, completing a comeback that had made...

Costa Rica Bicycle Program Aims to Help Rural Students Reach School

Tico Times - June 5, 2026

For children in Costa Rica’s most remote communities, the distance between home and school is not measured in minutes. It is measured in hours...

Costa Rica Crowns New Miss Universe Representative Tonight

Tico Times - June 5, 2026

Tonight, under the lights of one of San José's premier venues, a new queen will be crowned to represent Costa Rica at the Miss...

Facebook Still Leads in Costa Rica, but TikTok Is Growing Fastest

Tico Times - June 2, 2026

Facebook remains the most widely used social network in Costa Rica, with eight in 10 adults who own a cell phone using the platform...

Paul McCartney Turned a Rainy Costa Rica Day Off Into a New Song

Tico Times - June 1, 2026

Costa Rica's rain has been immortalized in one of Paul McCartney's newest songs. The legendary British musician revealed that "First Star of the Night,"...