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President Fernández trashes her Colombian counterpart

RICO'S Q —Costa Rican President Laura Fernández, during a joint press conference on Tuesday in Barranquilla with Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, generated significant media coverage by using the word "basura" (garbage/trash) to...
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Costa Rica among the top 20 countries in the world to live...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has once again appeared in an international ranking...
Diplomacy

Cuba ‘surprised’ not to have diplomatic relations with Costa Rica after months...

Q COSTA RICA — Cuba, Costa Rica, and the rupture of their diplomatic relations...
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Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to fall to 1.12...

Q COSTA RICA —Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to reach 1.12 children per...
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Costa Rican Authorities Warn Child Sexual Abusers Are Often Known...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican authorities are urging families to watch for behavioral...

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Venezuelans react with disappointment to the meeting between Delcy Rodríguez and Donald Trump

Q 24N — Photographs of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez smiling alongside U.S. President Donald Trump...
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President Fernández trashes her Colombian counterpart

RICO'S Q —Costa Rican President Laura Fernández, during a joint press conference on Tuesday in Barranquilla...
National

Pro-government lawmakers rejected a motion for a minute of silence for a Costa Rican who died...

Q COSTA RICA — The death of Costa Rican Carlos Josué Marchena Marchena—who died while in...
#Ranking

Costa Rica among the top 20 countries in the world to live in 2026

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica has once again appeared in an international ranking that analyzes...
Diplomacy

Cuba ‘surprised’ not to have diplomatic relations with Costa Rica after months without embassies

Q COSTA RICA — Cuba, Costa Rica, and the rupture of their diplomatic relations became the...

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Trump posts fantasy map showing his version of the United States...

RICO's Q — Yesterday, I shared that President Laura Fernández has been thinking about permitting U.S. ground troops to operate in Costa Rica. In...
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Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to fall to 1.12 children...

Q COSTA RICA —Fertility in Costa Rica is projected to reach 1.12 children per woman in...
National

Costa Rican Authorities Warn Child Sexual Abusers Are Often Known to...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican authorities are urging families to watch for behavioral changes in...
National

Three months without pay: Caja promises to resolve payment delays for...

Q COSTA RICA — The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)—Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund— has...
Costa Ricans in the world

Costa Rican content creator free on bail in Florida

Q COSTA RICA —  “I’m out again. I’m struggling to get the first word out. There...
Pura Vida

Costa Rican José Flores poised to become the world’s oldest person

Q COSTA RICA — José Flores, a Costa Rican native of the Nicoya Peninsula, is waiting for...
Health

Costa Rica’s Medical Association proposes that private doctors address CCSS waiting...

Q COSTA RICA — Through a technology platform called UNIDOS, Costa Rica's  Colegio de Médicos y...
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Costa Rica investigates alleged massive data leak of credit reporting agency

The Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones (Micitt)—Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications—has launched...
#Todo Politico

Opposition legislators call for the resignation of Rodrigo Chaves

Q COSTA RICA — On Wednesday, opposition legislators in Costa Rica questioned the conduct of former...
#Exchange Rate

Dollar exchange is the primary problem facing the productive sector

Q COSTA RICA — Mid-month salary payments, combined with foreign currency inflows from exports, tourism, and...
TODAY'S EXCHANGE RATE: ¢447.19 Buy / ¢451.86 Sell (23 September 2026 / BCCR)

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Why did the US pause immigration visa...

Q COSTA RICA — The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it was temporarily suspending all immigration...
Reports

From Venezuela to Peru: Why is South America experiencing...

Q REPORTS — Peru once again looked to the ground...
Latin America

How Democracies Fall: Six Warning Signs of a Shift...

Q COSTA RICA — In Latin America, the transition from...
Latin America

Daniel Ortega: The devil pays poorly those who serve...

Q24N — For decades, Daniel Ortega was surrounded by men...
Latin America

Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections –...

Q REPORTS (Felix Wiebrecht, Lecturer in Politics, University of Liverpool)...

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Venezuela

Venezuelans react with disappointment to the meeting...

Q 24N — Photographs of Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez smiling alongside U.S. President Donald Trump...
Diplomacy

Daniel Ortega’s regime to Costa Rica: “We will not...

Q COSTA RICA — After asserting that Nicaragua's affairs are...
Diplomacy

Costa Rica expresses “deep concern” over democratic backsliding in...

Q COSTA RICA — Despite President Laura Fernández's clear statement...
Colombia

The U.S.Dollar Falls to 2018 Levels in Colombia

Q24N — The U.S. dollar keeps slipping against the Colombian...

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Travel

Your child was born abroad and you’re Costa Rican: Your child has the right to be Costa Rican

Q COSTA RICA — Picture this: you’re a Costa Rican living overseas, and you come back...
Travel

Migration shift in Canada attracts thousands of travelers from Costa Rica

Q COSTA RICA — The recent shift in migration patterns...
The Second Column

Business travel costs more than what appears on the bill

Q — Business travel expenses often go beyond what appears...
Travel

Costa Rica reiterates suspension of all travel to the Middle East...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica's Foreign Ministry reiterated its...
The Third Column

Visa revoked! The United States warns visitors

Q COSTA RICA — In a stern reminder to travelers,...
The Second Column

More Canadian visitors for the upcomiong high season

Q COSTA RICA — The Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR) will add a new...

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Music

Costa Rica’s Debi Nova Nominated for a Latin Grammy

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rican singer-songwriter Debi Nova has been nominated for a Latin Grammy...

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