Atenas or Puriscal? Two Costa Rica Towns for Home Builders
Atenas and Puriscal both draw home builders to Costa Rica's western Central Valley, but the two towns differ sharply on...
July 13, 2026Section
Costa Rica News in English
The Rio Times covers Costa Rica daily in English — politics, tourism, real estate and the pura vida economy. Today’s Costa Rica news in English, updated every day, plus our guides on residency, cost of living and moving.
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Costa Rica Builds an “Angels” Network to Fund Its Startups
Costa Rica startups have a new angel investor network, Costa Rica Angels, aiming to close the early-stage funding gap that...
July 13, 2026Costa Rica’s Registered Small Firms Nearly Double in Four Years
Costa Rica small firms nearly doubled to 36,098 in four years, a 97 percent rise that pulled thousands of businesses...
July 12, 2026
San José Airport Is Getting Biometric Gates to Cut Long Queues
San José airport activates 6 biometric eGates by July 2026, clearing passengers in 10–15 seconds—here's who boards first and what...
July 11, 2026
Costa Rica’s Prices Keep Falling, for a Fourth Straight Year
Costa Rica inflation fell to -0.32% in June 2026—38 months below the 2–4% target. INEC confirms a fourth consecutive year...
July 11, 2026Costa Rica’s Killings Are Falling. Its President Still Blames the Judges
Costa Rica homicides fell from 2.5 to 1.9 killings a day since 2023, yet the president accuses judges of freeing...
July 10, 2026
Latin America Owns the World’s Best Birdwatching Map
Latin America birdwatching dominates globally—Peru's Manú scores 83.1, holds 1,900 species, and Colombia's birding tourism grew 40x in 12 years.
July 6, 2026One Beer Deal Made Costa Rica an Investment Magnet Overnight
Costa Rica foreign investment hit a record in early 2026, but almost all the jump came from a single beer...
July 2, 2026
Costa Rica’s Biggest Drug Raid Hit Hotels and Holiday Rentals
Costa Rica ran its largest drug operation ever, seizing hotels, holiday rentals and ranches used to launder cartel cash in...
June 30, 2026