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Environment

Costa Rica wins prestigious Earthshot Prize environmental award

QCOSTARICA - For its successful conservation model, Costa Rica was awarded the Earthshot Prise award in the category Protect and Restore Nature, awarded by the Royal Foundation to incentivize change and help repair the...

Corruption

Mélida Solís will pay a fine of ¢163 million to get avoid trial

QCOSTARICA - How much does it cost to avoid a trial in Costa Rica? If your name is Mélida Solís and run one of...

U.S. to lift restrictions Nov 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers

(Reuters) - The United States on Friday said it will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting Nov. 8, ending historic...

News

PAC would block the reduction to the 2022 Machamo if legislators do not compensate for the gap in income

Health

Anti-vaccines invaded the Ministry of Health with ‘violence and insults’

News

Legalization of medical cannabis one step away from being approved in Costa Rica

News

Electric cars would continue to be tax-exempt until 2034

15 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - A bill being discussed by lawmakers would...

Health

“Conscientious objection” does not apply to oppose the vaccine against Covid-19 in the public sector

14 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - Conscientious objection cannot be alleged in the...

Health

No Vaccination Certificate Required to Attend Church

Economic Recovery

Construction materials maintain strong price increases

16 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - Construction prices continue to show high year-on-year variations, an effect caused mainly by the increase in the cost of structural steel, plastic...

Politics

Ombudswoman contradicts President over vaccines

Politics

Legislative Committee approves bill to encourage mobile commerce

Health

¢462,200 fine for civil servants in Costa Rica who reject vaccine against covid-19

La Niña is here! And for the second straight year

16 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), confirmed the announcement by the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Agency (NOAA)...

Travel

Avianca will fly direct from Costa Rica to Cancun, Mexico

13 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - Avianca Costa Rica has announced direct flights between the Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) and the tourist city...

Finca Paraiso

Living in Costa Rica

McD’s in Tiquicia (Costa Rica) in 1970

11 October 2021

TODAY COSTA RICA - This photo is of the...

Pura Vida

Where to go in Costa Rica (Photos)

1 October 2021

QCOSTARICA - Some photos to inspire you to get...

Pura Vida

The corner of Costa Rica where people live on, and on

1 October 2021

Dulce Nombre, Costa Rica (AFP) Aged 94, Saturnino "Sato"...

Pura Vida

Why the billions in English are not like the billions in Spanish

23 September 2021

What amount would you prefer to have saved in...

Costa Rica Retro

San Jose, Costa Rica in 1950

13 October 2021

COSTA RICA RETRO - This is how San José was in 1950, two beautiful ladies crossing the street on the east side of Parque...

Blogs & Opinion

Rico's Digest

CAREFUL, very careful with Aeropost charges on packages

RICO'S Digest - Making online purchases to bring what...

Lighter Side

What are we celebrating?

18 September 2021

Infrastructure

Pay for the train with a card? It is now possible on the Cartago-San José route

6 September 2021

Rico's Digest

The last straw: access road to Barreal de Heredia is delayed because they forgot the sidewalks

28 August 2021

Rico's Digest

The last straw: access road to Barreal de Heredia is delayed because they forgot the sidewalks

28 August 2021

Opinion

U.S. Shortchanges Costa Rica on Covid-19 Vaccines

12 July 2021

Paying the bills

All about covid-19

Health

This is how you get the QR code, mandatory from December 1

QCOSTARICA - As of December 1, it will be mandatory to show the QR code of the covid-19 vaccination certificate to enter different establishments...

Costa Rica approaches 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine applied

Today’s Vehicle Restriction October 18: Plates ending in “1 & 2” CANNOT circulate

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

549,084

Total confirmed cases

Updated on 14 October 2021 12:44 pm

6,744

Total deaths

Updated on 14 October 2021 12:44 pm

76,578

Total active cases

Updated on 14 October 2021 12:44 pm

COSTA RICA Vaccination statistics

COVID-19 Global tracker

- Paying the bills -

New cases, hospitalizations and mortality associated with COVID-19 decrease

Covid-19 contagion rate at lowest level since April: 0.84

Most recent data on vaccination in Costa Rica

COVID-19 cases decrease in Costa Rica, but the last wee records the highest number of deaths

Dollar exchange rate

¢625.33 Buy	¢631.90 Sell

16 October 2021 - At The Banks - BCCR

Brands

Reports

Nicaragua

The profound rejection of Ortega

QCOSTARICA - In an editorial by La Nacion published October 16, 2021, if the general elections in Nicaragua had been a few weeks ago,...

Americas

Fossil shows humans, dogs lived in Cental America 12,000 years ago

(AFP) A new study launched by Latin American scientists...

Reports

Space, the final frontier: Millionaires and celebrities, for now the only space tourists

Q REPORTS - Space tourism is for now something...

Latin America

Migration routes in Latin America fraught with deadly risks

Q24N - Nothing has been able to stop people...

Latin America

Nicaragua

Who are the real money launderers in Nicaragua?

TODAY NICARAGUA – A large segment of the accusations filed against the political prisoners mention the crime of money laundering. Since the trials are...