Surfing one of the world’s best waves in Pavones
Pavones is legendary. Every goofy rider who has ever heard of it wants to ride it. Hell, every regular rider who has heard about it …
Off the eaten path: Java Coffee
I’ve never been a breakfast guy. I’ve always preferred to use those calories to enjoy a bigger lunch. Lunch has always excited me more. That, …
Tico Times #TBT: Mid-1920s Costa Rican air mail postage stamp
The first commercial flight in Costa Rica occurred on December 29, 1928, when a Pan American airplane landed in La Sabana. Over the following decades, …
Costa Rica celebrates Juan Santamaría Day
Costa Rica, lacking an army since 1948, doesn’t have many war heroes. The most notable exception is Juan Santamaría, a poor drummer boy from Alajuela. Celebrated …
‘La Sele’ draws Nicaragua, Haiti and Bermuda in Gold Cup group
Costa Rica’s men’s national soccer team will open its 2019 Gold Cup campaign against Nicaragua at the National Stadium in La Sabana on June 16. …
Vaso Lleno hosting event for sexual abuse survivors
Click:Solution to the drum problem of high speed printing press Earlier this year, Cris Gomar, the founder of the Vaso Lleno social outreach initiative, created a …
Buying a Property in Costa Rica – Things to Remember
Buying a property in Costa Rica — 5 things you may not have thought of There are a thousand reasons expats love Costa Rica: from …
Face-to-face with a sea turtle at Caño Island
Ten miles off the Osa Peninsula, the waters surrounding Caño Island contain one of the most extensive coral reef formations in Costa Rica. Accessible via …
Opinion: Cutting Northern Triangle foreign assistance, a shot in the foot
This week, President Trump precipitously cut U.S. foreign assistance to the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. This is a mistake, plain …
Costa Rica to face Peru in Gold Cup warmup
Peru’s men’s national soccer team will host Costa Rica on June 5 in Lima, nine days before the start of the Copa América in Brazil, …