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Unveiling the Rich History of Santa Ana, Costa Rica: From Spanish Settlement to Modern City

It’s a geographic mystery 455 years in the making, but it’s possible that the first Spanish settlement in Costa Rica’s Central Valley was built in what is today the Valle del Sol, commonly known as Santa Ana.

The Tico Times Circulation Department and a lost newspaper way of life

Dery Dyer, who as editor and publisher of The Tico Times shaped generations of journalists, looked back at the world of print journalism and the monumental efforts to get the paper out to readers around the world.

National Museum of Costa Rica in Photos, from mastodons to Minerva

The Venus de Milo on exhibit in San José? Más o menos. A striking 19th-century plaster replica of this and other classical Greco-Roman sculptures constitute...

Costa Rican artist paints himself through history

Costa Rican painter, Fernando Obando's new exhibit in Santa Ana features a series of 11 self-portraits, but not just any self-portraits: Obando has painted himself in different time periods throughout history in order to explore how humanity reached its current state.

Costa Rica fought – briefly – in World War I

Costa Rica is better known today for the abolition of its army but the small country participated — briefly — in the “war to end all wars."

Part of the Berlin Wall stands in Costa Rica, 26 years after its fall

Monday marks the 26th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and a piece of it can be seen here in San José. But how did it end up here?

Lantern parade and torch kick off Costa Rica Independence Day festivities

Costa Rica’s Independence Day, celebrated on September 15, is a significant national holiday commemorating the country’s peaceful transition to independence from Spain in 1821....

Rivas: Where Costa Rica and Nicaragua Fought William Walker

RIVAS, Nicaragua — The fog of war sometimes leads to the fog of history, and Rivas is a case in point. It was the...

How the jungle canopy zipline was invented in Costa Rica

An exploration of the origins of jungle canopy ziplining leads to a tangled web of claims and a fascinating story in the heart of...

The Annexation of Nicoya: Costa Rica Celebrates Guanacaste’s Rich History

On Saturday, the people of Costa Rica’s northwestern province of Guanacaste dusted off their cowboy boots and celebrated in true Tico style at the...

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