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QCOSTARICA - Perhaps you weren't one of the thousands affected by the mistakes in billing by the water utility, the Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA),...

Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

A Tale of two real estate conmen in Costa Rica

Christopher Howard - 9 November 2020

An excerpt from Christopher Howard’s new book, ”The Costa Rica Chronicles – a glimpse of a magical and lost time”. Many foreigners who come to...

Politics

Will we see the 50% reduction in the 2021 Marchamo? I think so, yes…

Rico - 25 October 2020

RICO'S TICO BULL - On Thursday, on the legislative agenda was the thing (bill) about the reduction of the 2021 Marchamo. Had it been...

News

The Marchamo dilemma

Rico - 19 October 2020

OPINION - In less than two weeks, on November 1, unless there is a setback, the 2021 Marchamo goes on sale. Some publications on social...

Costa Rica government spends more on wages than the average of any region in the world

QCOSTARICA - It has been said over and over that Costa Rica is the Switzerland of Central America. But when the two are compaired,...

Rico - 2 December 2020

Business

Grupo Lala to close operations in Costa Rica to focus on markets in Nicaragua and Guatemala

QCOSTARICA - The Mexican company, Grupo Lala, announced this Tuesday,...

Rico - 1 December 2020

Front Page

Happy “No Army” Day!

QCOSTARICA - Today, December 1, is a legal holiday in...

Rico - 1 December 2020

National

Traffic congestion reaches highest levels during pandemic

QCOSTARICA - "Black Friday" was combined with the "long" weekend...

Rico - 1 December 2020

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Public institutions will be closed from December 24 to January 4

Q Costa Rica - 2 December 2020

QCOSTARICA - The institutions of the Executive Branch will be...

Employers begin to pay Christmas bonuses for 2020: The have until December 20

HQ Q Costa Rica - 1 December 2020

Restricted drugs: the mail-order transfer that woke up with the pandemic

HQ Q Costa Rica - 1 December 2020

Patient whose penis was amputated sent a loving message to his girlfriend

Health Q Costa Rica - 27 November 2020

New step against evasion? The Treasury will have a closer look at taxpayers

Taxes Q Costa Rica - 26 November 2020

National

AyA Out of Control: Ombudswoman denounces utility

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica's Ombudswoman, Catalina Crespo, denounced that the...

Rico - 30 November 2020

Scams

Ghost lodging: the new way to scam families on vacation

QCOSTARICA - If it seems better than expected, the ads...

Rico - 30 November 2020

Health

minimize the risks of contagion of covid-19 this end of the year

QCOSTARICA - You cannot cover the sun with one finger and look the other...

Rico - 30 November 2020

Apps

Inamu asks intervention of Telegram group sharing intimate photos of women in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - The Instituto Nacional de las Mujeres (Inamu) -...

Rico - 28 November 2020

Front Page

We understand why older people like them more now

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica's new twenty rojos* bill was rolled...

Rico - 27 November 2020

National

Criminals Use Dating Website to Extort People

QCOSTARICA - Criminals discovered a new way to obtain money...

Rico - 27 November 2020

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Political Economy

ECLAC: Foreign investment in Latin America will fall around 50% in 2020

QCOSTARICA - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) estimates that Latin America and the Caribbean is the region forecast to...

Q Costa Rica - 2 December 2020

COVID-19 the leading cause of deaths in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - COVID-19 is already the leading cause of death...

Health Q Costa Rica - 2 December 2020

Does Costa Rica Tourism Have a Post-Pandemic Future?

QCOSTARICA - There's no doubt that global tourism has been...

Tourism Casey Halloran - 2 December 2020

National

The sanitary vehicle restrictions for December

QCOSTARICA - Drivers will not have to learn new rules...

Rico - 1 December 2020

Redaqted

The global airline with no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way

(CNN) — The team at Jet Test and Transport runs...

Q Costa Rica - 1 December 2020

Climate

Cold front will arrive in the country starting this Tuesday

QCOSTARICA - Cold front #4 will arrive in the country...

Q Costa Rica - 1 December 2020

Politics

Government makes clear its disinterest in regulating Uber

QCOSTARICA - The government of Carlos Alvarado has no intention...

Q Costa Rica - 30 November 2020

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Front Page

Happy “No Army” Day!

Rico - 1 December 2020

QCOSTARICA - Today, December 1, is a legal holiday in Costa Rica. Although the country had the day off on Monday, today there are...

Pura Vida

The bicycle, fashion in Costa Rica in times of covid-19

Q Costa Rica - 23 November 2020

QCOSTARICA - The bike (bici in Spanish), in fact, along with masks, face shields, alcohol gel and hand washing liquid soap, is one of...

Cartago

Turrialba Volcano will once again amaze visitors with guided tours from sunrise

QCOSTARICA - With a string of walks that will begin...

Rico - 22 November 2020

Traditional Christmas lighting in San Joaquín de Flores canceled due to the pandemic

QCOSTARICA - For two decades, Christmas has been lived in...

Q Costa Rica - 18 November 2020

News

Bill wants Hollywood to film movies again in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - Seeing Costa Rica in a Hollywood movie is...

Rico - 17 November 2020

LIGHTER SIDE OF COSTA RICA

Lighter Side

Why is the president not paying attention to the AyA crisis?

The president of the AyA (water and sewer utility) has...

Rico - 2 December 2020

Lighter Side

Government dialogue concludes with many intentions and few concrete proposals

Q Costa Rica - 26 November 2020

Lighter Side

AyA billing disaster puts Ticos in trouble

AyA billing disaster puts Ticos in trouble: utillity does not...

Q Costa Rica - 25 November 2020

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Health

Hydroxychloroquine: the drug Costa Rica uses successfully to fight covid-19

Used in the world for decades in the treatment of...

Rico - 19 April 2020

News

10 Countries Reputed As The Ultimate Place For Sex Tourism (Guess Who Isn’t?)

QCOSTARICA - Normally, tourists travel abroad to visit famous landmarks,...

Rico - 29 November 2015

Community

Nude Hotels & Beaches in Costa Rica

Doing what we all think about – going nude in...

Carter Maddox - 26 June 2013

Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

The Best Place to be in the world before, during and after COVID-19

While COVID is devastating New York, California, and Washington State...

Christopher Howard - 25 March 2020

Argentina

Argentina: 128-Year-Old Man Claims He’s Hitler

Q JOURNAL - An allegedly 128-year-old man in Salta, Argentina...

Q Costa Rica - 25 June 2017

Business

Who Are The Richest Men in Central America and Why

As is usual every year, Forbes magazine has released its...

Rico - 24 October 2017

Front Page

Crack Down On Prostitution In San Jose

Q COSTA RICA / Many living and visiting Costa Rica's...

Rico - 27 January 2017

Expat Focus

10 Reasons Why Black Men Should Visit Costa Rica (List)

(By Tarik Pierce, Expatkings.com) What’s up fellas! I’ve shared a...

Q Costa Rica - 28 August 2017

News

American Tourist Dies In Isla del Coco Shark Attack

The National Coast Guard Service of the Ministry of Public...

Rico - 30 November 2017

Farandula

Irish actor Stuart Townsend Selling Malibu Mansion For New Life in Costa Rica

Irish actor Stuart Townsend is saying goodbye to California, putting...

Rico - 10 April 2018

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Latin America

Call for a Redoubled Commitment to Eradicating the “Shadow Pandemic” of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region

QREPORTS (ECLAC) - Latin America and the Caribbean has been a pioneer in forging...

Q Costa Rica - 2 December 2020

Latin America

Cuba: Barter for intimacy the most natural thing in the world

HAVANA TIMES – Cuba’s employment situation is difficult. Some retain their jobs, others have...

Q Costa Rica - 25 November 2020

Latin America

On the Back of the Pandemic, the Militarization of Latin America is Gathering Momentum, Analysts Warn

(QREPORTS) During the Covid-19 pandemic, armed forces in Latin America have been taking on...

Q Costa Rica - 24 November 2020

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico received a request for the sanitary registration of the vaccine from BioNtech / Pfizer

MexicoQ24N - 28 November 2020

Q24N - The alliance of Germany's BioTech, which developed the vaccine against COVID-19, and...

Cuba

CUBA: Rare protest held against artist crackdown

TODAY CUBA – More...

Q24N - 28 November 2020

Cuba

Western Union closes in Cuba due to U.S. sanctions

(Q24N) The financial services...

Q24N - 25 November 2020

Venezuela

Electoral campaign in Venezuela centered on economic issue

(Prensa Latina) The elections...

Q24N - 24 November 2020

Nicaragua

Nicaragua still the country with the greatest mobility in Central America in times of pandemic

TODAY NICARAGUA – Eight months after the first case of...

Q24N - 28 November 2020

Brazil

Bossa Nova’s birthplace closes due to Covid-19 in Brazil

(Prensa Latina) Casa Villarino, one of the cradles of the...

Q24N - 24 November 2020

Nicaragua

19 dead and 45 injured in traffic accident in Waslala, Matagalpa

TODAY NICARAGUA – The overturning of a truck left 16...

Q24N - 24 November 2020

Guatemala

Protesters set fire to the Guatemalan Congress

Q24N - Hundreds of Guatemalans burned Congress headquarters on Saturday...

Q24N - 23 November 2020

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Tourism

Does Costa Rica Tourism Have a Post-Pandemic Future?

QCOSTARICA - There's no doubt that global tourism has been...

Casey Halloran - 2 December 2020

Redaqted

The global airline with no passengers, no cargo and flies just one way

(CNN) — The team...

Q Costa Rica - 1 December 2020

Travel

Low-cost airline Wingo resumes flights between Bogotá and San José de Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA TRAVEL - Wingo,...

Rico - 28 November 2020

Health

PAHO urges countries not to require covid-19 tests from travelers

QCOSTARICA - The Pan...

Rico - 27 November 2020

Redaqted

Travel to the United States in a pandemic; what you should know

CORRECTION: Costa Ricans do...

Q Costa Rica - 25 November 2020

EXPAT FOCUS

Redaqted

Traveller’s Tale: Costa Rica has reopened to travelers. Here’s what it’s like to visit

Q Costa Rica - 23 November 2020

LONELY PLANET - Twenty-one years ago, Costa Rica was the first country I had ever visited outside the United States. Since that first trip,...

Expat Focus

Sign our petition for the foreigner’s driver’s license exemption

QCOSTARICA - In several days, foreigners (tourists) who have been...

Rico - 11 November 2020

Expat Focus

Foreigners will NOT have their driving privileges extended past Nov 18

QCOSTARICA - Usually, foreigners can use their foreign driver's license...

Rico - 10 November 2020

Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

A Tale of two real estate conmen in Costa Rica

An excerpt from Christopher Howard’s new book, ”The Costa Rica...

Christopher Howard - 9 November 2020

Expat Focus

From Boomers to Zoomers

QCOSTARICA - We are now in the Zoom era. For...

Galya Gerstman - 8 October 2020

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