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Culture Ministry’s Heritage Conservation Center blocks Legislative Assembly renovation

The construction of a new complex to house Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly is at a stalemate following a study by the Culture Ministry’s Heritage Conservation Center that determined the new Assembly's design threatens historic patrimony.

German performance artist to lead workshop at arts festival

“There is a common belief that performance art ended in the '60s,” says Tom Zabel. “But that is not true.” Zabel should know. The German-born bohemian is a working performance artist and educator, and he will lead a workshop on his chosen craft at the Costa Rican International Arts Festival.

Sphere Festival, surfing nostalgia, and other happenings around Costa Rica

Sculpted from solid stone and flawlessly curved, the pre-Columbian spheres of Costa Rica are manmade wonders.

A jungle concert, St. Paddy’s Day, and other stuff happening in Costa Rica

The Tico Times guide to what’s doing this week.

Arts Festival in Jacó, and other happenings around Costa Rica

If there’s one thing people know how to do in Jacó, it’s party. But unlike the usual after-surf drinking binges, the Jacó Arts Festival celebrates the region’s crafts and culture.

Costa Rica vs. Paraguay, Oscar Festivals and other happenings around Costa Rica

The Tico Times guide to what's doing this week.

Envision Festival expands minds in the jungle, and other happenings in Costa Rica

Your weekly Tico Times wrap of what's doing.

Costa Rica signs anti-torture law

President Laura Chinchilla signed a bill into law Tuesday establishing a mechanism to implement the United Nations' Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.

Unprecedented oil drilling by Ecuador brings new tensions to country’s Amazon lowlands

YAWEPARE, Ecuador – An oil pipeline runs through this village to a Chinese rig at the end of the road. At night, when the rig is pumping, the pipeline is too hot to touch, but villagers say that in the morning it's a good place to dry laundry. That is its only apparent benefit to the families here, members of the Waorani tribe, lured out of the jungle by missionaries more than a generation ago.

Craft beer bonanza, and other happenings in Costa Rica

Costa Ballena Craft Beer Fest Not long ago, “cerveza artisenal” was a foreign concept in Costa Rica. But today, the craft beer revolution is in...

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Former Costa Rica President Óscar Arias Addresses Revoked U.S. Visa

Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Laureate Óscar Arias held a press conference to address the revocation of his U.S. visa. Arias stated that...

U.S. Revokes Visa of Ex-President Óscar Arias, Celebrated Nobel Laureate

The U.S. government has revoked the visa of former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, as of April 1, 2025,...

Asian Migrants Escape Costa Rican Shelter Amid U.S. Deportation Crisis

Six Asian migrants deported by the United States escaped two weeks ago from the shelter where they were confined in Costa Rica, waiting for...

Costa Rica Probes Carbon Monoxide Levels in Miller Gardner’s Hotel Death

The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is probing whether carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner on March 21 in a hotel...

Costa Rica’s Poás Volcano Eruptions Escalate, Triggering Orange Alert

Eruptions at Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have intensified since early Monday, with the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reporting multiple...
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