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Costa Rica Welcomes Ed Sheeran Back for Loop Tour Show

Tico Times - October 28, 2025

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Starbucks Honors Costa Rica’s Coffee Roots in October Festivities

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Juanes Lands in Costa Rica to Shoot Videos for New Tracks

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Guns N’ Roses Kicks Off Latin Tour in Costa Rica at National Stadium

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Costa Rica’s Sibö Chocolate Wins Bronze at Int’l Awards

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Chocolate Sibö once again stood out at the International Chocolate Awards, the largest fine chocolate competition based in New York. The Costa Rican brand...

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Guns N Roses Returns to Costa Rica for Latin American Tour Kickoff

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Guns N Roses heads back to Costa Rica for a concert at Estadio Nacional on October 1. The show starts their fall Latin American...

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Mother’s Day in Costa Rica – Traditions and Celebrations

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Families across our country gather today to honor mothers on this national holiday. Unlike many countries that observe the day in May, Costa Rica...

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Costa Rica Sunday Soccer Matches Unite Barrios in Weekly Fútbol Ritual

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La cancha, el césped, the pitch — call it what you want — the soccer field is the heart of many barrios and small...

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The Day Costa Rica Stopped to Celebrate Claudia Poll’s Olympic Victory

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In the decades I have lived here, there were two sporting events that were so big that the country came to a brief standstill....

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La Negrita: Faith, Unity, and the Heart of Costa Rica

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Today, thousands of pilgrims from across Costa Rica are arriving at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in Cartago. They come on...

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Costa Rica Court Upholds Adults-Only Rule for LGBTIQ+ Pride March Closing Event

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In a unanimous decision, Costa Rica’s Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV) has dismissed an appeal challenging the Ministry of Justice and Peace’s reclassification of the...

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How Costa Rican Women Won the Right to Vote

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On July 30, 1950, Costa Rica witnessed a quiet but groundbreaking revolution: for the first time, women voted alongside men, marking a turning point...

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Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 Closing Event Bans Minors, Sparks Outrage

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Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 closing event, set for June 29 at San José’s Plaza de la Democracia, was thrown into controversy when the government...

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Costa Rica’s Film Festival Kicks Off with a New Vision

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San José is lighting up for the 13th Costa Rica International Film Festival (CRFIC), running June 19–29, 2025, with filmmaker Patricia Velásquez Guzmán taking...