When a volcano erupts and spews ash all over your watershed you get water full of grit and a concrete grey pool. Note the grey coated plants from the ashy spray. At the time, the ash itself hadn’t fallen at this location but I think it did on Monday.
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Happy Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders in Photos
In celebration of our little 51,100‑square‑kilometer stretch of earth, we’re revisiting a selection of photos from Costa Rica’s landscapes. From volcanoes and rivers to cloud forests and coastal wildlife, these images remind us why protecting nature matters. Originally published i [...]
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https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/22/photos-happy-earth-day-costa-rica
The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate · Happy Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders in PhotosIn celebration of our little 51,100-square-kilometer stretch of earth on Earth Day, here are some of our favorite photos of Costa Rica and its wildlife.
I dunno, the world looks bad, time for some critter pics.
I am by no means a birder, much less a bird photographer. I am sparing you all my earlier photographic series, entitled "Places Where Birds Were Several Seconds Ago."
But it turns out you can just wait for them to belly up to the buffet table and get some nice snaps!
Actual birders(tm) tell me these toucans are a Fiery-Billed Aricari (top) and a Collared Aricari (not-top). Photographed in Braulio Carrillo National Park, #costarica.
UPDATE: an Actual Birder
friend of mine looked at this and told me that the Fiery-Billed Aricari identification was wrong. These are two Collared Aricaris.
Detienen a adulto mayor que acampaba cerca del cráter del Volcán Poás
El hombre incluso tenía una cama, pues, al parecer, estaba en el sitio desde hace varios días.
Teletica · Detienen a adulto mayor que acampaba cerca del cráter del Volcán Poás
I am so busy looking at the cool fluorescent green moss? Lichen? Liverwort? Plant? I almost didn’t take a photo of the waterfalls.
Waterfalls are a panoramic shot.
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Everything is terrible, so here is a lovely trail in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
This trail is at just under 2000m, but once we dropped down a few hundred meters, it was a sunny day.
More #costarica pics as I work my way through them in coming days.
A Latin American bid to select the next U.N. secretary-general is gaining steam, with growing support for a woman to take the post. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/world/latin-american-un-leader-candidates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #latinamerican #un #barbados #chile #costarica #colombia #caribbean #southamera #centralamerica
The Japan Times · U.N. may get first female chief as Latin bloc unites
Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Threat as Chaves Targets Journalists, Report Says
Journalism in Costa Rica and across Central America faces an increasingly hostile environment, driven by polarizing rhetoric and systematic attacks from government authorities, according to a new report released by the Freedom of Expression and Right to Information Program at the University of Costa Rica (PROLEDI UCR) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation. The t [...]
The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate · Costa Rica Press Freedom Under Threat as Chaves Targets Journalists, Report SaysA new report highlights the growing threats to journalism in Costa Rica and Central America, with President Rodrigo Chaves’ polarizing rhetoric targeting the press.
Asian Migrants Escape Costa Rican Shelter Amid U.S. Deportation Crisis
Six Asian migrants deported by the United States escaped two weeks ago from the shelter where they were confined in Costa Rica, waiting for another country to receive them, revealed the Migration Directorate on Monday. They are three Afghans, two Indians, and one Pakistani, who were among the 200 migrants expelled by the Donald Trump […]
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The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate · Asian Migrants Escape Costa Rican Shelter Amid U.S. Deportation CrisisSix Asian migrants deported by the U.S. have escaped from a Costa Rican shelter while awaiting repatriation. This incident raises serious concerns over migrant treatment and security across the region.
Rufous-backed wren, Costa Rica, 2023
These friends are big for wrens, and they would scamper around the lodge in packs of four or five, chattering away the whole time
Piece of banana for scale
Mangrove Warbler (a subspecies of Yellow Warbler) in Costa Rica, 2023
White-throated Magpie-jay from our trip to Costa Rica a couple of years ago
Eclipse total de luna desde Heredia, Costa Rica.
F5.6 2" ISO800
Tiempo de apertura de la lente: 2 segundos, trípode: un zapato tennis
Domestic Violence Surges in Costa Rica Amid Deepening Social Crisis
Costa Rica’s image as a peaceful haven is cracking—not just on the streets, where homicides are spiking, but inside homes, where domestic violence has more than doubled in four years. Official figures paint a grim picture: in 2021, the country logged 9,406 cases of domestic violence, a number that ballooned to 23,046 by 2024—a staggering […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2025/03/12/domestic-violence-surges-in-costa-rica-amid-deepening-social-crisis
The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate · Domestic Violence Surges in Costa Rica Amid Deepening Social CrisisDomestic violence in Costa Rica soars 145% since 2021, hitting women hardest amid a social crisis. Explore the stats and expert insights.
Costa Rica Women’s Day Protest Targets Inequality, Government Neglect
Hundreds of women, joined by children, adults, and seniors, flooded the streets of San José on Saturday to mark International Women’s Day, demanding equality, justice, and an end to the escalating gender-based violence plaguing the nation. The rally, which began at 1 p.m. in Central Park and proceeded along Second Avenue to Plaza de la […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2025/03/09/costa-rica-womens-day-protest-targets-inequality-government-neglect
The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate · Costa Rica Women’s Day Protest Targets Inequality, Government NeglectHundreds rallied in San José, Costa Rica, on IWD 2025, demanding justice as femicides rise and gender inequality persists."
Consignas que ví en el #8M en #CostaRica 
Some moments speak to me. The way the light of late afternoon painted this scene in Costa Rica... It’s the kind of moment that feels like a vivid dream. Have you experienced that?
