No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

HomeExpat Living

Expat Living

Costa Rica Residency Delays in 2026: What Foreign Residents Should Expect

Sponsored Post -
For many foreigners planning to live in Costa Rica, the residency process in 2026 has required one essential quality: patience. Applicants are currently facing delays...
Read more

Costa Rica’s Farmers Markets Are Still the Best Place to Buy Local

Guest Author -
Every weekend, towns across Costa Rica close off a street or fill a covered hall with tables of mangoes, hands of banana, fresh cheese...
Read more

IKEA Begins Costa Rica Rollout: Start Practicing Your Allen Wrench Skills Now

Tico Times -
IKEA is moving closer to opening in Costa Rica, and the country’s future furniture shoppers may want to start getting familiar with flat-pack boxes,...
Read more

What It Really Costs to Live in Costa Rica as an Expat in 2026

Tico Times -
Costa Rica remains one of the most popular destinations in Latin America for retirees, remote workers and foreign residents, but the old idea that...
Read more

The Costa Rica Taxi Rule Every Newcomer Learns Fast

Don Mateo -
Newcomers to Costa Rica have to adjust to certain cultural and lifestyle habits here. A short list might include rice and beans being a...
Read more

Costa Rica’s OIJ Warns of Surge in Virtual Kidnapping Scams

Tico Times -
Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is warning of a steep rise in "virtual kidnapping" extortion, with complaints jumping more than sevenfold over the...
Read more

The Grocery Delivery Service Expats in Costa Rica Keep Recommending

Sponsored Post -
If you’ve lived in Costa Rica long enough, you know grocery shopping can be a half-day to full-day project.  Great things are abundant in Costa...
Read more

Life in Costa Rica Shows Expats a Different Side of Politics

Don Mateo -
I moved permanently to Costa Rica for many reasons, but the political situation in the United States was not one of them. And to...
Read more

Costa Rica Coffee Culture and the Surprising Numbers Behind It

Don Mateo -
I just read a statistic that I find difficult to believe. According to worldpopulationreview.com, Hong Kong consumed a heart-racing 43 kilos of coffee per...
Read more

Costa Rica Named Latin America Leader for Immigrant Well-Being

Tico Times -
Costa Rica ranked 44th out of 82 countries in the 2026 Remitly Immigration Index, placing it in the middle of the global list of...
Read more
Load more
Costa Rica Coffee
Loading…
COSTA RICA EXCHANGE RATE
Costa Rica Car Rental
Costa Rica T shirts
Costa Rica Travel
Costa Rica Travel Insruance

Latest News

Why Costa Rica’s Southern Zone International Airport Still Hasn’t Been Built

For more than two decades, Costa Rica's Brunca region, the southern Pacific zone that includes Osa, Golfito, Corredores, Coto Brus, Buenos Aires and Puerto...
Read more

Costa Rica’s Route 32 Faces Lane Closures Into Early July

Drivers using Route 32, the main highway between San José and the Caribbean port city of Limón, should plan for lane closures on the...
Read more

Surfer in Costa Rica Survives Needlefish Strike to the Heart

A Brazilian surfer survived a rare and severe ocean injury in Costa Rica after a needlefish leapt from the water at Playa Pavones and...
Read more

Costa Rica Adds New Tree Species to Its Biodiversity Record

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new tree species in northern Costa Rica, a rare botanical find known so far from only a...
Read more
Tico Times Logo

© 2026 The Tico Times

Services

Support