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Today is stressful. Let’s see pictures of your pets

If you're invested in the U.S. elections, or if you have loved ones in Nicaragua or Honduras, today may be quite stressful.

¡Grande! Ticas advance to qualifying tournament for 2020 Olympics

Costa Rica has appeared in a FIFA Women’s World Cup (2015) but has never qualified for an Olympic Games. 

Heavy rains cause flooding in Ostional, Guanacaste

Heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday caused the Ostional River to flood, impacting the small beach town and nearby villages.

U.S. Embassy issues safety alert over adulterated alcohol

"At this time, we are not aware of any U.S. citizen illness or death due to consuming adulterated alcohol in Costa Rica."

Our Costa Rican Southern Zone Deep Dive is underway!

The Tico Times is in Costa Rica's Southern Zone this week.

Christmas Throwback: What if Jesus had been born in Costa Rica?

A Costa Rican Nativity scene: one Wise Man falls through La Platina, another into a pothole. The last one calls Joseph. Mae, I’ll be there later, ya casi llego. Traffic, mae. Es que vieras que en La Uruca hay UUUUna presa…

Green alert issued as cold front passes through Costa Rica

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a green alert throughout Costa Rica due to an incoming cold front. The effects are expected to last throughout the weekend

OIJ finds female body near where Carla Stefaniak went missing

The body was found in San Antonio of Escazú, San José, where Stefaniak had been staying at an Airbnb.
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The Day Costa Rica Stopped to Celebrate Claudia Poll’s Olympic Victory

In the decades I have lived here, there were two sporting events that were so big that the country came to a brief standstill....

Costa Rica Urged to Fix Broken Forestry Permit System

A new report by the Comptroller General's Office (CGR) revealed that poor management of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) by the Ministry...

Costa Rican Scientists Cut Microalgae Farming Costs by 95%

A team led by Costa Rican biologist Maritza Guerrero has developed a natural biostimulant using microalgae that promises to revolutionize agriculture. The product, named...

Poás Volcano Glows with Intense Heat as Night Hikes Begin

Mouth A of Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano continues to release gases so hot that incandescence is visible even during the day—a rare phenomenon not...