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Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Shows Signs of Stronger Eruptions

The Tico Times - October 1, 2026

El Niño Could End Costa Rica’s Rainy Season Early This Year

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Camera Traps Capture Margay, Pumas and River Otters

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Could Be Home to More Than 40,000 Fungal Species, Study Finds

Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Shows Signs of Stronger Eruptions

The Tico Times - October 1, 2026

Costa Rica's Rincón de la Vieja Volcano is showing several changes at the same time, prompting scientists to warn that eruptions could continue and...

El Niño Could End Costa Rica’s Rainy Season Early This Year

The Tico Times - September 29, 2026

El Niño could end Costa Rica's rainy season early. Here is what an 80% September rain shortfall in Guanacaste means for your water and plans.

Costa Rica Camera Traps Capture Margay, Pumas and River Otters

Vincent Losasso - September 29, 2026

Over the last few years, I’ve worked my way up to the point where I have enough camera traps monitoring little patches of Costa...

Costa Rica Could Be Home to More Than 40,000 Fungal Species, Study Finds

The Tico Times - September 28, 2026

Costa Rica is known around the world for monkeys, sloths, toucans, sea turtles and an enormous variety of plants, but one of the richest...

Playa Blanca Stays Open for Now as Officials Map the Protected Wetland

The Tico Times - September 26, 2026

Playa Blanca remains open despite a court order suspending access to its marine wetland. What SINAC and MINAE decide this week will set the rules.

Costa Rica Mayor Asks Who Allowed Building at Protected Playa Blanca

The Tico Times - September 26, 2026

Garabito's mayor questions how roads and homes were built at Playa Blanca, protected as a marine wetland since 1994.

Costa Rica’s Rincón de la Vieja Volcano Remains Active

The Tico Times - September 24, 2026

Rincón de la Vieja volcano continued producing small eruptions and releases of gas today, a day after a moderate eruption sent a plume as...

Water Rationing Hits 74 Communities as El Niño Dries Out Costa Rica’s Pacific Side

The Tico Times - September 24, 2026

If you live on Costa Rica's northern Pacific side, your tap may already be running on a schedule. Community water systems in 74 communities...

Five More Arrested as Costa Rica Steps Up Sea Turtle Protection at Ostional

The Tico Times - September 23, 2026

Five more people have been detained during sea turtle protection operations at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge in Guanacaste, bringing the number of people arrested...

More Than 50 Earthquakes Shake Area Around Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano

The Tico Times - September 20, 2026

More than 50 small earthquakes struck the area around Irazú Volcano this morning, but seismologists say the activity points to movement along a shallow...

New Costa Rica Law Requires Wildlife Crossings on Public Infrastructure

The Tico Times - September 20, 2026

Costa Rica now has a law requiring wildlife crossings on public infrastructure projects, but the regulation that will actually put it into practice could...

Scientists Name First New Wild Cat Species in Over 100 Years

The Tico Times - September 18, 2026

A small spotted wild cat from the cloud forests of Bolivia has been formally described as a new species. Scientists say it is the...

AI data center planned for Limón sits on wetlands, forest and aquifer zone

The Tico Times - September 15, 2026

Official records show the site of the proposed Quantum AI Free Zone Campus in Limón holds three registered wetlands, forest cover, flood-prone land and part of an aquifer reserve.