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Gas up! sharp increase in fuel prices will take effect starting this Wednesday

Q COSTA RICA — As expected, the sharp increase adjustment to fuel prices approved by the regulatory authority last week was published this Tuesday in the official government newsletter, La Gaceta. The Autoridad Reguladora de...

National

Costa Rica’s Bomberos Picks Costliest Ambulance Bid on Speed, Then Delays Key...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s Fire Department (Bomberos) selected the most expensive offer...

Weather

Rain and Cloud Cover Will Continue Today

Q COSTA RICA — Cloud cover and rain will prevail across the country this...

Infrastructure

Route to San Ramón will have cameras and radars every...

Q COSTA RICA — The expanded San José–San Ramón road corridor (Ruta 1) will...

Travel

New mandatory requirement announced for travel to the United States,...

Q COSTA RICA — All travelers flying to the United States or transiting through...

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National

Costa Rica’s Bomberos Picks Costliest Ambulance Bid on Speed, Then Delays Key Approval

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s Fire Department (Bomberos) selected the most expensive offer in an...

Weather

Rain and Cloud Cover Will Continue Today

Q COSTA RICA — Cloud cover and rain will prevail across the country this Tuesday, November...

Global Issues

Iran’s “We Will Kill Trump” Billboard Turns Threats Into Public Spectacle

RICO's Q — Normally, I don’t post about Trump, but I couldn’t resist this one—especially given...

Fuel Prices

Gas up! sharp increase in fuel prices will take effect starting this Wednesday

Q COSTA RICA — As expected, the sharp increase adjustment to fuel prices approved by the...

Infrastructure

Route to San Ramón will have cameras and radars every 1.5 kms

Q COSTA RICA — The expanded San José–San Ramón road corridor (Ruta 1) will feature surveillance...

BLOGS

Iran’s “We Will Kill Trump” Billboard Turns Threats Into Public Spectacle

Is Laura Fernández’s Government Over?

A Big Mac costs 12.5% more in Costa Rica. Who would’ve thought?

‘Don’t Make Me Use My Italian Voice’: A Joke That Turns Volume Into Heritage

Laura Fernández: Can she ever come up with an idea of her own!

TODO POLITICA!

Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

Laura Fernández compares her own life path to that of the drug trafficker “Diablo”

Bukele Absent From Opening of Costa Rica’s CACCO Maximum-Security Prison

What happens when you throw a party and your special guests don’t show?

Costa Rica launches digital Marchamo, ending the annual sticker swap

Q COSTA RICA — Starting today, Monday, November, 2, 2026, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS) 2027 derecho de circulación—vehicle registration/circulation tax payment—period begins,...

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