var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-26454550-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @theticotimes)http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04fe39824e861dbf95c828462c1df143/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74587bc1441b561bab025d31e9e4c92e/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee28f3c334059a6ee7df853e0da33745/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cfce6000e29eace2bce35dfe2d3b9fe/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6166c54f18a403737b8ecb16fabd3b6b/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/92f8b58f2dbecc57bcf8be2607c52333/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d4bc8a25e00de9c8e3d973500bc5d1b/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ea4a0cbd816edfbfdf37240d13b9214/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6869ed9ee09a63e56dcf4b5f221d0b58/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10d19cd00ee4ef6ae871e104653e57aa/tumblr_ml4583dIWS1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Thousands of protesters angry at President Laura Chinchilla, for the concession the government gave to a brazilian company, disrupted Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría Day, honoring the country’s national hero.</p> <p>Photos by Lindsay Fendt and Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47734262022http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47734262022Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:00:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35d73421c276c8680c9eec755453c64a/tumblr_ml44qooS5q1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13a47c7f54f648db5837653f65fbe13c/tumblr_ml44qooS5q1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99bab61d278671eb64bebe76731b45d1/tumblr_ml44qooS5q1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e351cf0ce0e9cebe8b3ffbcd3289a1b4/tumblr_ml44qooS5q1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7e5ae2072e4c440af6c6451b3a9e23d8/tumblr_ml44qooS5q1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47733433053http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47733433053Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:49:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3346fb461237c1d1e73b240ae4a56381/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e042bf5620c31e9517325f91b36843c2/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b4dfa2ae6b1af0a50279ad8bcc7a1fc/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c23799a8d6d961cea955e44d90ad8006/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5378e195cf7d39dddf986310bb89df9/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4770d9561710499d20b2fc0954fdf36/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/28eeea14e8f2df334cf807f848a294d5/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a176eddb9e32a84c27baa0b5bff7b21/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba2ec81567662877e89a43b204ba2930/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/00cb73950633e3e4cc51dad50ceb3e2f/tumblr_ml23r8r2zV1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two jaguarundi receive dental work at the Simón Bolívar Zoo in San José as part of an annual medical checkup.</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47642098361http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/47642098361Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:33:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43025bddbcc2856afdf67889ec762ea5/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eba7ba797e14874d4c5a231a3f734daa/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/816804f8cb41b1be5439adc4d19324f5/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/490ae002375c30c47766169bab4514ca/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb8818d6bddc581d2befa844dcf3be7c/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2584d990c6f69e08eafaa3f069c4fa37/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4cf19b46902a6514c2b90fc4071e6610/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8b9927c6086761092cf6f61ee16b82e/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc0037dcf960066bde187d216d30d4cb/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f81c1677876683e75f070198c7cdfce/tumblr_mkna9v9Ty51r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Hundreds of taxi drivers protested in San José demanding better government control over ilegal taxis.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/46959688301http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/46959688301Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:29:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/286f3191871b1fb674fd4f71ee0f4f6b/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54764813ea491f7ad2cada1dbd559fdd/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f27bc5187e1ffcccd21642ba3dfd4c01/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e41fcd3ce289a69c4536f5c041401df/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aeaafccb5aaf472da083716af6873eb5/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75f89cb4195cd8c1435147289d3ab3e6/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e785e7f7294e1bb14d4075bec6b30a36/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09e9de455afc9f3b41df6cbe8fe43d80/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c93d0c23a801bec626e475a6075803ff/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/096f8a2adf8f2b7782f061e3f77ff1af/tumblr_mkenryrOqa1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Chiverre and more can be found every year at La Feria del Chiverre, in Laguna de Zarcero, Alajuela, just before Semana Santa.</p> <p>Photos by Cynthia Novo and Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/46569672487http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/46569672487Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:43:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4014920cc9c6178abe992dc7a519b33/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e1bc338d560eb5946084f5010a1fe4c/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c495f22fd498c82e02c784f940be05a5/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfc38de8dc1e6755a98ee50828ca74cf/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a096752c3353e5c766caff7761c90faa/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94657c0c6418902ef67c2c0bae80a87c/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce13f3fe4f0ae807233e05d5f5501180/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9fff1ce3da8d1fb16d0ffde57526adb9/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d626436d563e2fa3d35e9621d000a10/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e966cb555e5659a7640eea79fb107435/tumblr_mk1anifsYR1r3ecyro11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Water droplets take interesting forms when they hit a surface.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/45947941133http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/45947941133Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:30:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb86594d833dd54c4e9d8c72b275218c/tumblr_mjpy1xK5Ax1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a001fcd357bc75a1ec64f22a4b9c87f/tumblr_mjpy1xK5Ax1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e09bbaef7a917f81695503f8d3e910be/tumblr_mjpy1xK5Ax1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f0db8db95e2fd9b8f96ddc1091e2ce6/tumblr_mjpy1xK5Ax1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e09d0ec42a5797cc52f8f29e29192d38/tumblr_mjpy1xK5Ax1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Corcovado National Park, on the Osa Peninsula, is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Photos by Lindsay Fendt</span></p></p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/45439144314http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/45439144314Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:25:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51e9cb92b47af2023e4558b56e8a00fc/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ac3b087659e01a29e1ad291f4dccb68/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7117c593c300b561359a536cd02c25e/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c65e6ac9383d8b88e4e06f9c1f056468/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e3810515fbea154e43e05dc7045b3bbe/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04d8cade8bb068ead9c4c16e27faebde/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/55ed73da957631b4d76052e7256a57af/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f85897aa8f1521d1694fd5aaca562ea/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/044d825fd5e16eb35e139b8a2c2880c9/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/974ac48f26ea290e4c1b4909e3c4203d/tumblr_miylj1k6Yw1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Dozens of disabled Costa Ricans protested this week in front of the Legislative Assembly, demanding equal opportunities.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/44261746458http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/44261746458Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:59:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4168ab1efa7ade4bd92529be4df63bb2/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/72165d1ba96163913bc46bd459ba9eb7/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/719192646906b6cbe212218d406d14de/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fec38d561576183b82da57a61f24a81b/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c197d6e72675ebc3501fac42930c0350/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/785a5e7481fe50f7973d7f60390a3e81/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34638c0b08d97a44c32223842bbe376b/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7206316a26c494f2faea6885bff481b3/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77e687a2eaca35e654a6cc61d2803ba1/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d58cd8af78d31a37b2f101a798b07ae7/tumblr_milor5nCgx1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Supreme Court President Luis Paulino Mora is honored Tuesday at the Metropolitan Cathedral.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/43692812360http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/43692812360Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:40:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/235ac1ae4d253e8a4ccb27d905c2ff6e/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c3a8ca403c004b5919a7012e50e07ee/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/561b264b199fe857473532bfcd79b962/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba9cb3a371aaa4a8bb5493fa9119174e/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/62d59972e7062164db21e59c4d48bdb6/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30661ef0cda4c95299f1e4c2fcf9692e/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e50e7873af6a11dc850ec09aa82ed833/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fdf65a9abeabb68c5ae543b9264d4a54/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be7a88057c652b25e78619d753662550/tumblr_mi8r4pJu6u1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span">Costa Rica is in the Guinness Book of World Records with the largest-ever fried rice dish.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Photos by Alberto Font</span></p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/43121619542http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/43121619542Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:02:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/983a3d539a34fab1f0b763f596244905/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a12e5dbcd8157999b0206e50b696f0c9/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7ccf12a1f3de457c9df747195111828/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fdb51eaeec6143b9bdfbb7774daea128/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9e911738ad5be42b76f5560a21b9269/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/286f60884a73df0fbbc321b6e0915b67/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a35fa82581a8cb31c614052bebef35d/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fe16557926e31217f2919d567e27cbd/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/03180e3d05d21814ae2a70c254019999/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2368a211133ef8449b64aba9da27ecea/tumblr_mhvq97OPAY1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Nearly one million students returned to school in Costa Rica on Wednesday.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/42549180059http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/42549180059Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:15:05 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WaeatnByrqU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>See some of the hidden beauties of Costa Rica’s Terrabá indigenous community.</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/41981463185http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/41981463185Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:25:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/023eda35c374ecc4edec08057000ef95/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f00e3cfa7cda23578e19ea01b2de1859/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd273991078c208c844195b242a720c2/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/daf52ad2280dea8af6c94effa0a239e5/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/18ef7e7e5bcde6adba2791ba1dea503d/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca0ba4f2fdc3b8fd1fcbf5f61dfaa82c/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/68370e93293d3c21187fd04e1aec5d19/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43c09a72cac91d8df240898aa7a55c6e/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/414c4267c1733a0394784f4d32ee434d/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90dd63420c4a8e43df43467ba2362b6c/tumblr_mh5p0p4Qte1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Roya, a plant fungus, has attacked thousands of hectares of coffee plantations across Costa Rica.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/41400379096http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/41400379096Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:50:46 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a55783ddb384fd710c5fb5cdf6e97b9/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3dbfbf6fbd3f9dfb6ba9d60f922e4abd/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45ab7faf6316bb8d6218707c4ba5d192/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d223ddab58476116aa96835d4da563b/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1351b1a6c43416f471c092dfd06d95ba/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ec7f16f811256ebdd5a6216bd9f6eb2/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/952e57c3a698f038bba522b6e9fd59be/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/472024ac1219c0763e6181e5f76e7470/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd1b40bad8692f7c176a1f7c77e7e401/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e32d6ee3a983aeb5f29ab14a1ba48bbf/tumblr_mgsul4R3TW1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Palo Verde National Park is a diverse patchwork of habitats located in the heart of the Tempisque basin near the mouth of the Tempisque River.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/40809831752http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/40809831752Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:22:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f5192fba68245401d98c576bbf878876/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6f30b76b68ad3fce924b3dab0dfa824/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b59f13f44aae9313458e81717c9f6dda/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c9348d8248a8675a4e9dfa55f605e9e/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f42da6d3500c91c9ebd9bd797d5f1a33/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1c3ef5ad7e2b2499206d1ade980430a/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d47b40df44cc42eb9319aac52f0014d8/tumblr_mgfp3yzB4q1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>In late December and early January, the Zapote festival in San José drew thousands of spectators to its annual events.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/40209904493http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/40209904493Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:55:08 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/30f190b5486b03b95ea94ad8599a636e/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afe99bda926dfef4b65cc34feb0aa556/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2d537b32467c6b9ef01108a405b1b459/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d8253033c28ffd89bc703f15e7b12e4/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0f6e1e396eed6fb82d3aeabd0a665ee2/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5f0c87cbd7a178529ccfc89bcabebab1/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad2e20442d94fd243c658eed3d90ae92/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7581a07f6c493df172330b329446d725/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b58bfaa0ffdabd20192c93bc4b3d5f6a/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/674233a9fb7aa51ce7d16daff8fe1ebc/tumblr_mfd2cpSnSb1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tico Times photos from 2012</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/38435597294http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/38435597294Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:14:45 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/861b3612a2c9ba54d1157cdc53eedff3/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7c2cb3bf76d270f2e5198a5d08f8a23/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eec2d87d9aded7022741534988b16da9/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/319761af72780c14b94c46f250f92e31/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/50f68f68a65953521847b6fe54d858eb/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/80af6ebe0fe9c392fa188856104c942e/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/611e8ee552112b9f6f1772ed318bba2b/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e317ca4d9c9973c8e71e14a8c6a2312/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d54c39b5c9b80b1aa6537145a4cb98b/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/77e50420f582c8def039bf0e003f42e4/tumblr_mf009zK7JV1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Land in the province of Cartago, east of San José, is famous for tuber production. See photos of crops from harvest to packaging.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/37876990480http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/37876990480Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:01:08 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men0nvJb1L1r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Sansa inaugurates a new flight fron San José to La Fortuna, a town near the Arenal Volcano in northern Costa Rica.</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/37372303051http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/37372303051Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:40:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx047TGnU1r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>For the past week, judges, prosecutors and other judicial branch employees dressed in black to defend “an attack on the judicial system.”</p> <p>Photos by Alberto Font</p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/36319631182http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/36319631182Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:31:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdk67pv4M01r3ecyro10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>A massive two-tiered march against police brutality and in support of the Costa Rican Social Security System went down without incident Thursday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Photos by Lindsay Fendt and Alberto Font</span></p></p>http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/35814372129http://theticotimes.tumblr.com/post/35814372129Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:14:10 -0500