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San José, Costa Rica: One of the first cities with electricity

In 1884, San José, Costa Rica, became one of the first cities in the world to be illuminated with electric lighting.

Costa Rica is Fantasy Island for some expats

Airing from 1978 to 1984, Fantasy Island was a television starring Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, the overseer of a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean, where people from...

Costa Rica Mourns Dery Dyer, Former Editor of The Tico Times

Dery Dyer, former Editor and Publisher of The Tico Times, passed away last week. The daughter of Tico Times Founder Elisabeth Dyer and Publisher...

Abraham Lincoln’s letter to Costa Rica

We take a look back at a piece of Costa Rica history. This week, let's go all the way back to June 11, 1863....

Coming home? 132,000 descendants of Spain’s exiled Jews seek nationality

An Israeli lawyer has helped about 500 people from countries as far apart as Costa Rica, Uruguay, Panama, England and Turkey.

Costa Rica retrieves massive archaeological trove from Venezuela

A long journey ends for Costa Rican pre-Columbian treasures.

Costa Rica History: The Story of Quepos/Manuel Antonio

The Spanish first laid eyes on the coast of Costa Rica and more specifically, Quepos and Manuel Antonio in 1519, in a ship commanded...

Alajuela Walking Tours bring city’s secrets to light

Alajuela Walking Tours explore this fascinating city's little-known history — scandals, crimes, heroes and hidden treasures.

Santa Ana antiques dealer, architect specializes in people

The soul of Santa Ana comes alive when viewed through the blue eyes of Héctor Aguilar — architect, antiques dealer and prolific profiler of town characters.

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