On the second floor of a building in historic Barrio Otoya, San José, you can travel through time. Here, in one of San José's oldest neighborhoods, Botánica…
So much for Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood. Citing profitability problems, U.S. restaurant chain Applebee's has terminated its operations in Costa Rica, according to El Financiero. In…
Faux Italian restaurant Olive Garden is coming to Costa Rica. The investment group AR Holdings announced Wednesday in a press release that it will invest $1.3 million…
LA FORTUNA, Alajuela — The Imagination Bus, an old and dark cyan former school bus, is parked alongside the outside walls of La Fortuna’s former bull fighting…
Costa Rica is not a country known for its cuisine or renowned for unique national dishes. But even Google knows there’s nothing more tico than a serving of…
After moving to Costa Rica five years ago from Mexico City for work, Gerard Tanc and his wife Isabel Favero were disappointed to find that the majority…
Aroi Thai was the first Thai restaurant in Costa Rica. They started as a delivery-only service before opening a restaurant in Ciudad Colon in 2013. Then they…
As its name implies, La Deportiva Charlie’s Bar is a sports bar. But it’s not one of the many copy-and-paste American sports bars all around Costa Rica.…
“Like” The Tico Times and Riverside Marketplace on Facebook and leave a comment on the below post for a chance to win a romantic dinner for two at…
For more than 20 years, there’s been a fire burning nearly every day in Escazú. To find it, look for a smokestack towering up in the sky…
