U.S. citizen sent to hospital after bullfight in Nosara Festival
Brent Cropper underwent two major surgeries after being gored by a bull in Nosara last Saturday night.
Residents split on Starbucks announcement
Will you drink Starbucks in Costa Rica? Some readers “Love, love, love” the coffee chain, others find it “disgusting.”
A double shot of espresso, please
From the Frappuccinos to the Ventis, can Starbucks culture survive in Costa Rica?
For Tico NFL fans, Super Bowl is ‘La Fiesta’
Costa Rican fans of the NFL show an obsession with the sport that ought to be familiar to any U.S. football fanatic.
Ex-AMCHAM President Jay Fernandes dies at 85
A memorial service for Fernandes will be held Sunday in Heredia.
For Guatemala’s victims, justice is overdue
A judge’s decision last week to try ex-dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide has brought hope to many indigenous Mayan victims that justice may finally be served.
Costa Rica to host beach volleyball cup
Tournament will serve as qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sam’s Club coming to Costa Rica
Wal-Mart already owns 199 stores in the country.
Maroon 5, Björk to headline Festival Imperial 2012
Update: Presale tickets for 2-day passes sell out in six hours. A second set of presale tickets are available.
Where can you watch Super Bowl XLVI in Costa Rica?
Will the Pats win or the Giants? Doesn’t matter if you cannot watch the game. The Tico Times’ annual guide to finding Super Bowl watch parties in Costa Rica.
Thieves steal some 200 pistols from police warehouse
Late-night perpetrators take 215 pistols, leave behind bulletproof vests.
Authorities seize 2 tons of cocaine, largest haul since 2006
The seizure took place near Golfito in southwestern Costa Rica.
Flight instructor and student survive Costa Rica plane crash
Engine failure results in accident shortly after takeoff from Tobías Bolaños International Airport.
Movie star Will Smith to shoot film in Costa Rica next week
Filming for M. Night Shyamalan’s “After Earth,” starring Will Smith and his son, begins Tuesday.
Tourists rescued from indigenous villagers in Guatemala
Five U.S. citizens were part of the group held for 14 hours in a Guatemalan pueblo.
Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ to face corruption trial?
The ex-dictator returned to Haiti in 2011 after a 25 years of exile.
