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Fun and Free Costa Rica Culture: Halloween Masquerade Parades

This Halloween, be a part of Costa Rica’s fun and free costumed tradition — fling yourself into the contagious festivals and parades that flood the streets during Día Nacional de la Mascarada Costarricense.

The Ultimate 2 Week Costa Rica Itinerary

Costa Rica is an unbeatable destination for a holiday that features pristine outdoors, thrilling adventures, and relaxation in paradise. The best part? You can...

Monteverde Rainforest in Costa Rica Revisited: New Reasons to Return

Agoutis galore, colossal art, a walk through history, saving Bellbirds and a reincarnated eco-lodge: Some new reasons to head back up the green mountain...

The Tico Times visits Santa Teresa

Our team is in Santa Teresa this week, in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula.

Serenity Boutique Hotel offers quiet retreat for Central Pacific visitors

A Quepos hotel reopens with a new focus on peaceful calm, and a cooking school for visitors eager to learn about local flavors.

Costa Rica’s Marlin Hole: Where Fishing Dreams Come True

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Puntarenas — Forty miles south of the Golfo Dulce in the open Pacific Ocean, a 200-pound blue marlin was about to have...

Change is coming to Corcovado National Park Costa Rica

New rules at Corcovado National Park prohibit outside food, and some are not happy, but some say it's a change for the better.

Manuel Antonio National Park administration moving to comply with Health Ministry orders

The entrance area at Manuel Antonio National Park will have more booths, benches and other improvements to reduce wait times and long lines.

Nosara real estate market is red-hot (in a very cool place to live)

For the right type of customer, Nosara has become a very popular place to buy real estate. Here are some pros and cons to consider.

Costa Rica Oxcart Parade: Día Nacional del Boyero

The Oxcart Parade on Sunday, March 12, in San Antonio de Escazú is Costa Rica’s traditional showcase at its best.

Fun and free in Costa Rica: Día Nacional del Boyero (The Oxcart Parade)

The Oxcart Parade on Sunday, March 12, in San Antonio de Escazú is Costa Rica’s traditional showcase at its best.

10 restaurants in Nosara you don’t want to miss

We spent close to six weeks in Nosara, usually eating out, and we came away impressed with a number of restaurants. Here are our 10 favorites.

Nosara’s Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort is a stairway to heaven at sea level

With its Balinese Buddhas, striking yoga studios and lush gardens and waterfalls, the 4-star Bodhi Tree is the most visually spectacular hotel in Nosara.

Costa Rica unveils new stations in Corcovado National Park

Costa Rican President Luís Guillermo Solís on Friday unveiled new installations designed to attract increased tourism to Corcovado National Park.
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Iberojet Adds Third Weekly Flight Between Madrid and Costa Rica

Spanish carrier Iberojet will add a third weekly flight between Madrid and San José beginning in late November, expanding one of Costa Rica's few...

Costa Rica Lawmaker Revives Cable Car Idea for Chirripó Summit

Costa Rica's highest point is hard to reach, and for the past half-century that difficulty has been the policy. A proposal now circulating in...

Electric Cars in Costa Rica Face a Higher Sales Tax

Costa Rica's Finance Ministry has increased the selective consumption tax applied to electric vehicles, a change Finance Minister Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday evening and...

Costa Rica Betting Operation Lands California Man in Federal Prison

A California man who survived an assassination attempt outside an Escazú café more than a decade ago has been sentenced to federal prison for...