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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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EU and Central America Launch First Meeting to Expand Trade Relations

The European Union and Central American nations came together for their first Association Council meeting in Brussels. They focused on growing trade and investment...

Costa Rican Economists Raise Alarm Over U.S. Cash Transfer Tax

In 2026, the U.S. government will impose a 1% tax on cash remittances sent from the United States to Latin America. Electronic transfers will...

Strong Earthquake Shakes Panama’s Pacific Coast, No Damage Reported

A strong earthquake struck off Panama's Pacific coast today, rattling the region but causing no reported injuries or destruction. Seismologists pegged the magnitude at...

UN Experts Warn of Possible Nicaraguan Government Role in Exile’s Murder in Costa Rica

A team of UN human rights experts said Tuesday that involvement by the Nicaraguan government in the killing of retired major Roberto Samcam cannot...