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Add some Costa Rican love to your Thanksgiving Table

How would one serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a few Costa Rican twists? Tico Times columnist and culture editor Katherine Stanley and her husband, chef Adrián Obando, explore a few possibilities.

6 Popular Tropical Foods of Costa Rica you thought you knew

Here are six tropical foods and spices that grow in Costa Rica that you definitely know but probably have never seen au naturel.

Scotland-based multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog comes to Costa Rica

BrewDog's expansion throughout Central America begins in Costa Rica "as a door for the rest of the region."

Cabra Negra’s warm rompope foams its way until Christmas

"It's a visual experience and that seems to motivate people a lot. I have never seen another place that offers rompope like we do."

Can it still be agua de sapo if El Portón Rojo mixes it with rum?

I sat down to eat pizza at El Portón Rojo (200 meters east and 75 south from Arenas store, at Los Yoses) and ordered my usual pizza for two —prosciutto, arugula, and parmesan cheese— but instead of the usual beer, I asked for a drink that seemed familiar: the sapo bautizado.

Buchón cantina: Spritz cocktails to dine for

Buchón was the first place I tasted the Aperol Spritz, months before it became fashionable around San José.
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Costa Rica Leatherback Turtle Nesting Season Arrives

From March through July, leatherback turtles are expected to arrive at Tortuguero and Gandoca-Manzanillo. These magnificent creatures, the largest of all sea turtles, can...

Guanacaste Costa Rica Emerges as the Ultimate Wedding Destination

Dreaming of a wedding in Costa Rica? You’re not alone. According to Consulting Monitoring, Guanacaste has firmly established itself in the global wedding tourism...

Nicaragua Swears in 30,000 Hooded ‘Volunteer Police’ Amid Human Rights Concerns

The government of Nicaragua swore in 30,000 hooded civilians as "volunteer police" on Wednesday, who are considered by the opposition as paramilitaries intended to...