The Marine Park in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, was founded in 2002. It was created (by Law No. 8065) in the former yards of the Pacific Railroad with the…

Tico Times reader Daniel Bogarin shared his photo of Cerro Pasquí, an extinct volcano near the slopes of Costa Rica's mighty Irazú. Bogarin says it's easy to…

Start your week as we did: By listening to the unique call of the Montezuma oropendola, a bird endemic to southern Mexico and parts of Central America.…

Minutes outside of San José toward Cerro Zurquí, Sibú Chocolate serves some of the finest Costa Rican delicacies around. Their San Isidro cottage makes fresh, locally-sourced chocolate…

You're never far from a waterfall when you're in Costa Rica. And while this one — located near Bajos del Toro, Alajuela — doesn't have the grandeur…

Not 30 minutes out of San José, Costa Rica, you can find yourself fully immersed in nature. San José is part of Costa Rica's Central Valley, and…

Hummingbirds tend to be on the nervous side, but sitting in a garden surrounded by flowers and watching hummingbirds go after their beloved nectar can be a…

The Costa Rican Congress approved Thursday a bill that regulates the right to strike, while hundreds of public workers protested in front of the Legislative Assembly headquarters.…

The following is an excerpt from a Tico Times feature on Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica’s tallest mountain. Indigenous groups who lived in the shadow of Chirripó allegedly referred to…

Costa Rica makes some of the world's best coffee. Don't believe us? Just ask the pope. The climate surrounding Costa Rica's Central Valley is perfect for growing Arabica…