6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (308+ words) I don’t want to hear about Tico Time. Where did that expression even originate? It has been around for at least the 35 years I have lived here. It was likely coined by some impatient gringo who first said it in…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (441+ words) Starting Tuesday, a 13% tax will show up on your bill from Booking.com, Expedia, ChatGPT and 17 other digital platforms that were not taxed before. The Finance Ministry announced over the weekend that it had expanded the official register of foreign…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (307+ words) As of Saturday, the institute did not have figures available on how much it spent on those items. The ICT said that in exchange, Costa Rica appeared in a publication where the equivalent advertising space would have cost €207,900, or about…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (413+ words) Can Tourism Really Push Out Drug Trafficking in Costa Rica’s South Pacific? The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Can Tourism Really Push Out Drug Trafficking in Costa Rica’s South Pacific? Local officials and business leaders in Costa…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER National Geographic Names Costa Rica a Forest Bathing Paradise National Geographic has named Costa Rica one of five places in the world…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport The Tico Times COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Costa Rica Expansion and Rebuild of the Limón Airport Costa Rica plans to invest about $40 million to rebuild and expand Limón Airport,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (623+ words) Playa Dominical has a well earned reputation as one of Costa Rica’s premier surfing spots. Its powerful and consistent beach break draws riders from all over the world. It regularly hosts stops for the official Costa Rican Surf Federation National…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) More Canadians are flying to Costa Rica this year than at any point on record, and the gap between them and every other market is widening fast. New figures from the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) show that from January…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) For you, the change means a ground transfer between two airports on the day you arrive. Right now, an international arrival and a domestic departure happen under one roof. Under the plan, they would not. The government has not said…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) Five dental clinic groups received a new certification this month aimed squarely at foreign patients, the clearest signal yet that Costa Rica intends to compete for a larger share of a market where a single visitor can be worth more…...