August gave us two very different versions of Costa Rica’s rainy season, with unusually little rain falling around Liberia while parts of the Caribbean...

Costa Rica Issues Green Alert as Rincón de la Vieja Activity Increases

The Tico Times - September 2, 2026

Costa Rica has placed five areas near Rincón de la Vieja Volcano under a preventive green alert after more than 100 eruptions were recorded...

Dollar Drops Again as Costa Rica Gets More Expensive for Expats and Tourists

The Tico Times - September 2, 2026

The U.S. dollar has slipped below ₡450 again in Costa Rica, continuing a trend that has steadily reduced the spending power of foreign residents...

Costa Rica Fines Contractor Over Long-Delayed Cartago Road

The Tico Times - September 2, 2026

Costa Rica has started fining the company building the long-delayed Taras-La Lima highway project $20,000 for every additional day the work remains unfinished. The...

Route 32 Closures Will Keep Coming and Here Is What Drivers Should Do

The Tico Times - August 31, 2026

Costa Rica said today it will spend $100 million to take the roundabouts out of Route 32, the highway that connects San José to...

National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise

The Tico Times - August 31, 2026

National Geographic has named Costa Rica one of five places in the world to experience forest bathing, the practice of walking slowly through a...

Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport

The Tico Times - August 31, 2026

Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport, with the long-term goal of bringing international flights directly to...

Tourist Guide Dies in Flash Flood on Pérez Zeledón River

The Tico Times - August 31, 2026

A tourist guide died yesterday when a wall of water came down the Río Barú in Pérez Zeledón and caught a group of roughly...

Flash Flood Sweeps Away Guide and Hiker in Pérez Zeledón

The Tico Times - August 30, 2026

Update, August 31: The excursion guide swept away in this incident was found dead Sunday evening. The Red Cross confirmed he was the only...

Costa Rica Scrapped the Three Month Driving Limit for Foreign Licenses

Tico Times - August 30, 2026

If you are driving in Costa Rica on a license from home, the rule you have probably read online is out of date. You...

The Hidden Climb in Tortuguero Most Visitors Never Discover

Guest Author - August 29, 2026

Just beyond Tortuguero’s famous canals, Cerro Tortuguero offers a rainforest hike and one of the most impressive panoramic views on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

Costa Rica Aims to Have Electric Train 80% Complete by 2030

Steven Hodel - August 28, 2026

The Costa Rican government expects the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) Electric Train project to be approximately 80% complete by the end of the Laura...