This Week in Costa Rica will feature each week a news portion in which Dan and Rico (qCostaRica) will talk about the happenings in and around the land of “Pura Vida”. With over 30 years of living in Costa Rica between the two it give a unique insight into life in CR. Tweet
Costa Rica News
World News
No More Spanish Siestas?
World News – Lord know I love my afternoon naps, I would hate them to get outlawed. Tweet
Travel/Leisure
British Airways to Offer Direct Flight to Costa Rica Starting April 27th
Costa Rica Travel – For all those in the UK that want a warm getaway after April to Costa Rica, it is going to get much easier. Tweet
Meditations
What Need of Churches
What need of churches when there of fields of orange poppies, and foothills framed by cumulus scudding across the sky? This isn’t a throwback to some druid-like philosophy, though the druids understood something that we moderns have forgotten. Tweet
Entertainment
Costa Rica’s Jaco Beach is Hosting the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games in August
Costa Rica Surfing – What else can you ask for in a town hosting the ISA World Surfing Games, great waves, good food and an infamous night life. Tweet
Street Musician Uses Recycled Materials To Entertain in Costa Rica
Costa Rica Entertainment – Could you turn your garbage into something that generates joy for others? Tweet
Costa Rica’s Jaco Beach is Hosting the 2016 ISA World Surfing Games in August
Costa Rica Surfing – What else can you ask for in a town hosting the ISA World Surfing Games, great waves, good food and an infamous night life. Tweet
Getting a Good Cup of Coffee in San Jose Costa Rica
Costa Rica – Though Costa Rica is one of the world’s top coffee-producing countries, it’s surprisingly difficult to find a good cup there. Why? Because the country exports 90% of its beans, leaving behind the lower-quality coffee for those drinking Costa Rican coffee in its homeland. The long political and economic explanation for this is a…
Retirement
Why Costa Rica is Tops for a Retirement Destination
According to reports, the Central American country is a healthy and comfortable place for retirees. Tweet
Real Estate
Supreme Auctions to Debut for Costa Rica Real Estate
Costa Rica Real Estate – On November 14(th), 2015, four contemporary eco-luxury villas located on the Nicoya Peninsula in Guanacaste Province will be sold at a single luxury no reserve absolute auction, offered by Supreme Auctions in cooperation with Chris Suarez of Keller Williams Realty International, Costa Rica. Tweet
Editorials
Drama in Costa Rica
Every trip that my husband Dave and I take usually creates some kind of drama, and this is one of the most memorable. Tweet
Costa Rica Pictures
Costa Rica Pictures – The Iconic Red Eyed Tree Frog
Costa Rica Picture of the Day – Each week the Costa Rican Times will be including a picture from around Costa Rica to see the natural beauty and amazing things that we get to see each day in the land of the Pura Vida. Tweet
Health
Private Clinics in Costa Rica Can Now Apply to Offer In Vitro Fertilization
Costa Rica News – As of April 1, private clinics in Costa Rica are able to apply to offer in vitro fertilization (IVF). Tweet
The Broken Road
The Broken Road – Insanity
A popular saying in regards to insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” I had gone into this friendship with Ariel with my heart closed, opening my heart was not something that I either wanted to do nor would allow myself to do, but with her I…









