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

The National Museum of Costa Rica is an eye-opening walk through the history of this country, with a splendid detour to ancient Greece.

New project uses rivers to create a walkable, bikeable San José

San José's rivers are clogged and lost among a sea of traffic, but a new project would turn them into the key to urban renewal thorugh a network of riverbank bike paths.

San José bus tour shows off a surprisingly vibrant, history-rich capital

A San José bus tour by Costa Rica City Square Tours hits all the right spots, and brings to life some of this capital's little-known history.

Street fair raises funds, ruffles feathers in downtown San José

A fair to raise funds for drug rehabilitation organization Hogar Crea causes confusion downtown.

Barrio Amón unveils daylong cultural festival

Barrio Amón is the place to be this Saturday, with more than 50 cultural activities arranged on six unique routes – including The Tico Times, hosting a photo exhibition. See you this weekend!

Car-free Sundays on Paseo Colón: nine blocks of fun and fresh air

Mechanical bulls? Check. Zumba? Check. Traffic? Only if there are too many rollerbladers. The Tico Times visits a Sunday fun day on Paseo Colón.

Nature Air promotes new Nicaragua flights with whirlwind tour

Costa Rica airline Nature Air, promoting its new flights and planes, hosts 14 journalists on a 16-hour junket to Nicaragua. Hilarity ensues.

Costa Rica’s La Chola, Beyoncé, Sarah Baartman and representations of black womanhood

Does San José's "La Chola de la Avenida" fit into complex race and gender dynamics that span the globe from Beyoncé to the South African slave Sarah Baartman? Or is she in a category all her own?

International Design Festival: How to organize a massive, successful event in Costa Rica

In 2009, designers Alfredo Enciso and Paco Cervilla began organizing Costa Rica's massive International Design Festival, or FID. They faced enormous challenges. Here's an inside look.

Former San José mayor Johnny Araya confident he will win his job back in Sunday’s election

The former mayor of San José, Johnny Araya Monge, who headed the municipality for 22 years, believes progress has stalled since he left office in 2013 to pursue a losing bid for the presidency the following year.

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