Costa Rica Tico Times Directory- Society and Culture.

Costa Rica's online source for fishing, products, services, real estate, arts, beaches, businesses, hotels, bars, restaurants, surfing, government COSTA RICA SOCIETY AND CULTURE Costa Ricans often refer to themselves as tico (masculine) or tica (feminine). "Tico" comes from the popular local usage of "tico" and "tica" as diminutive suffixes (e.g., "momentico" instead of "momentito"). The phrase "Pura Vida" (literally "Pure...