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Costa Rica Warns Tourists That Wildlife Souvenirs Can Lead to Criminal Charges

Steven Hodel - July 31, 2026

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Costa Rica Suspends Florencio del Castillo Toll Due To Romería

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Guanacaste Airport Opens Premium PURA Lounge at Liberia

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Costa Rica Bill Would Bar Uber Drivers From Airport Pickups

Costa Rica Warns Tourists That Wildlife Souvenirs Can Lead to Criminal Charges

Steven Hodel - July 31, 2026

A shell picked up on a beach walk, a piece of coral, a seed pod, a carved trinket bought from a roadside stand —...

Costa Rica Suspends Florencio del Castillo Toll Due To Romería

The Tico Times - July 31, 2026

Those brave enough to drive towards Cartago during Costa Rica’s annual Romería will receive a temporary break from toll payments on the Florencio del...

Guanacaste Airport Opens Premium PURA Lounge at Liberia

The Tico Times - July 30, 2026

The next time you fly out of Liberia, you now have somewhere to wait that isn't a gate seat. Guanacaste Airport has opened PURA...

Costa Rica Bill Would Bar Uber Drivers From Airport Pickups

The Tico Times - July 29, 2026

Land at Juan Santamaría, open your ride app, and under a bill moving through Costa Rica's Congress there would be no legal ride waiting...

Costa Rica Trains Will Run 27 Hours Straight for the Romería

The Tico Times - July 29, 2026

If you need to move between San José and Cartago this weekend, the train just became the easiest way to do it, and the...

Trump’s Granddaughter Puts Guanacaste Beach Town in Front of 1.5 Million Viewers

Guest Author - July 29, 2026

A travel vlog posted last week by Kai Trump, the eldest granddaughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has put a small stretch of Guanacaste...

Ride-app protest could slow your drive across the Valle Central this morning

The Tico Times - July 29, 2026

If you have a flight out of Juan Santamaría today, a shuttle booked to the airport, or a drive between Cartago and San José,...

Costa Rica Ferry to Nicoya Peninsula Loses Two Daily Sailings

The Tico Times - July 29, 2026

If you cross between Puntarenas and the southern Nicoya Peninsula in the next few weeks, expect fewer sailings, fuller boats and longer waits at...

Costa Rica Urged to Repair Early Defects on Circunvalación Norte

The Tico Times - July 28, 2026

Cracks, open joints, drainage problems and rapidly fading road markings have appeared along the newest section of Circunvalación Norte, just 17 months after the...

Costa Rica Tourism Faces Pressure After Visitor Arrivals Fall in June

The Tico Times - July 28, 2026

Costa Rica’s tourism industry is preparing for a more difficult second half of 2026 after international arrivals by air declined in June, ending eight...

Rincón de la Vieja volcano raised to caution level after 38 eruptions

The Tico Times - July 27, 2026

If you have a Rincón de la Vieja hike or a hot springs day trip on your calendar, the volcano's official activity level went...

Costa Rica Raises Volcano Alert as Mudflow Risk Increases

The Tico Times - July 25, 2026

Costa Rica has raised the activity level at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano to “precaution” following a sustained increase in eruptions and volcanic mudflows....