TicoTimes

Costa Rican track star Andrea Carolina Vargas cemented her status as one of the region’s top hurdlers by successfully defending her title in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile this week. On a wet track at the National Stadium, Vargas pushed through rainy […]

The Panama Canal, the vital waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is facing an unprecedented drought that is severely impacting operations. On Tuesday, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced it will begin reducing the number of daily ship crossings starting November 3rd in an effort to conserve water. […]

Tropical Storm Pilar is expected to maintain its indirect influence over Costa Rica until Wednesday afternoon, according to forecasts from the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Pilar is currently located approximately 425 km west of Costa Rica’s Papagayo Gulf in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of El Salvador. Maximum sustained […]

Route 32, the critical highway connecting Costa Rica’s Central Valley to the Caribbean port of Limón, has faced repeated shutdowns this year due to hazardous landslides. These closures pose major risks to drivers and result in over $900,000 in economic losses daily, according to the National Roads Council (Conavi). In […]

The distinguished Costa Rican cocoa producer, Chocolatera del Volcán, has earned international acclaim by being selected among the top 50 cocoa samples globally in the prestigious “Cacao of Excellence 2023” contest. Chocolatera del Volcán’s sample was chosen along with three other Costa Rican offerings to represent the country following a […]

From Monday onwards, drivers on Route 27 can now make use of a newly opened viaduct, a development aimed at addressing the persistent issue of the road’s sinking at kilometer 44. The grand inauguration witnessed the presence of President Rodrigo Chaves, Minister of Public Works and Transportation Luis Amador, Globalvia […]

In a major narcotic bust, Spanish authorities have intercepted a shipment of 720 kilograms of cocaine camouflaged within scrap metal originating from Costa Rica. This operation, resulting in eight arrests, took place late last September at the southern port of Málaga. The joint task force, which comprised the Spanish Police, […]

In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as an unpatriotic or even anti-Catholic tradition. However, the roots of this controversial holiday are neither North American, nor far removed from […]

Costa Rica, along with its neighboring Central American nations, is on high alert as Tropical Storm Pilar advances from the Pacific. Already responsible for two fatalities and a missing person in El Salvador, the storm is predicted to strike our shores and those of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador […]

I moved to Costa Rica 30 something years ago shortly after my 37th birthday to Barra del Colorado. Barra is the ultimate pueblo in Costa Rica just south of Nicaragua on the Caribbean side of the country only accessible back then by a grass airstrip or boat. . At the […]