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Torre del Bicentenario: An envisioned project to commemorate Costa Rica’s 200th

Rico - 4 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - To commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021, Inverse Project has designed the Torre del Bicentenario for this important...

Immigration

Immigration issues resolution extending “tourist” visas

National

Tamarindo and Sámara received recognition for Tsunami preparedness

Front Page

Government rules out, for now, toughening sanitary measures for Semana Santa

Immigration

Tourist visas extended to June 2, 2021

Front Page

Franklin Chang: “Space Agency Doesn’t Have to Be a Bureaucratic Elephant”

News

The race to replace Carlos Alvarado in 2022

Travel

97 labs test those who need to leave the country for covid-19 antigens

National

Costa Rica extends restrictions of its land borders until April 1

Political Economy

Travel restrictions in key markets for Costa Rica delay tourism reactivation

Economy

IMF sets its clear requirements for Costa Rica

Dollar Exchange

Greater demand for dollars in OPCs worries the Central Bank

Greater Metropolitan Area

Driver who severely beat anoter driver on the Autopista fired and being sued

Health

24 Travelers found with false covid-19 test at San Jose airport

Banking

Loans in dollars loses attractiveness for those who earn in colones

Infrastructure

South Korea company to conduct Costa Rica rail feasibility study

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Fuel Prices

Today Costa Rica wakes up to an increase in fuel prices, the third this year

Panasonic will invest US$10 M to move operations from Asia to Costa Rica

Business Q Costa Rica - 2 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - Panasonic announced that it will invest US$10 million dollars in the expansion of its plant in Costa Rica, in order to move...

Discovery Channel began filming the second season of “Reversed” in Costa Rica

Entertainment Q Costa Rica - 1 March 2021

The filming of the second season of the reality show “ReverseD” on the Discovery Channel officially began last Sunday, February 21, in Atenas, in...

False dentist worked from his garage and charged ¢ 100,000 for ‘braces’ that come off in a few hours

HQ Rico - 26 February 2021

QCOSTARICA - A 30-year-old man, who posed as a dentist, set up an office in the garage of a house in Siquirres, Limón, where...

Banana growers achieved record exports in the year of the pandemic

Economy Q Costa Rica - 26 February 2021

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica's banana growers reached an export record in 2020, despite the impact of the pandemic, shipping fruit in new markets and...

FINCA PARAISO

News

Torre del Bicentenario: An envisioned project to commemorate Costa Rica’s 200th

Rico - 4 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - To commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021, Inverse Project has designed the Torre del Bicentenario for this important...

Pura Vida

The Quijongo!

Costarica History

Costa Rica Celebrates 200th This Year

Today Costa Rica

50 years ago the San Carlos River was crossed by ferry and these were the rates

LIGHTER SIDE OF COSTA RICA

With “la jupa” (the head) to the stars

A complex political campaign awaits Costa Rica towards 2022

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

205,890

Total confirmed cases

Updated on 4 March 2021 2:26 am

2,824

Total deaths

Updated on 4 March 2021 2:26 am

185,045

Total recovered

Updated on 4 March 2021 2:26 am

Health

CCSS reports 149,812 vaccines applied against covid-19

The Ministry of Health authorized the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Contagion rate rises 13.3% in one week

CNE: 19 cantons maintain a high risk of contagion

Costa Rica received the largest batch of covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday: 92,430 doses

Japan creates Ministry of Loneliness

Coronavirus

Global weekly COVID cases are falling, WHO says — but ‘if we stop fighting it on any front, it will come roaring back’

Coronavirus

Countries without coronavirus registered in their territory

Coronavirus

Life in Iceland slowly returns to normal

Coronavirus

WHO team visits Wuhan wet market to find COVID clues

"YO YO" EXCHANGE

	¢607.96 Buy	¢615.43 Sell

04 March 2021 - At The Banks - BCCR

BLOGS & OPINION

Don’t forget to move forward!

Rico's Digest 1 March 2021

Determination and Perseverance wins against the AyA

Rico's Digest 20 February 2021

General Cañas tolls will remain despite the congestion

Rico's Digest 18 February 2021

Costa Rica to create aerospace agency like NASA, but in a small way

Front Page 17 February 2021

The “Impeachment” of Carlos Alvarado (Photos)

Front Page 11 February 2021

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev celebrates his 90th birthday

Q REPORTS - The former leader of the Soviet Union and 1990 Nobel Peace...

The Americas

US Latin America Policy Won’t Change Much, New ‘Thaw’ With Cuba Can’t be Ruled Out,

Q REPORTS - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to outline his vision of...

The Americas

Costa Rica urges the Americas to become the first region in the world free of child labor

Q REPORTS - On Thursday, February 11, through a virtual broadcast, Costa Rica encouraged...

Nicaragua

Nicaragua begins vaccination against covid-19 in people with chronic diseases

TODAY NICARAGUA – Nicaragua, on Tuesday, March 2, began to apply the Russian Sputnik...

LATIN AMERICA

Guatemala

Guatemala receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by India

El Salvador

Bukele is on track to obtain a majority in the Congress of El Salvador

Central America

Central America gets ready for a possible wave of migrants on the way to the United States

Colombia

Bogotá, Medellín and Cali: the cities with the most violations of measures against covid-19

Immigration

Immigration issues resolution extending “tourist” visas

UPDATED: The DGME confirmed that anyone entering the country on or after December 17,...

TRAVEL

Political Economy

In a week, Costa Rica off and on the list of risk countries in Spain for covid-19

Travel

97 labs test those who need to leave the country for covid-19 antigens

Travel

Passengers will be able to make purchases from their cell phone in stores at SJO

Redaqted

Volaris looking to fly between Costa Rica and Colombia cities

Expat Focus

Best Places to Retire in Latin America in 2021 — InternationalLiving.com

International Living’s annual Global Retirement Index compares, contrasts, ranks, and rates 25 countries across...

EXPAT FOCUS

Expat Focus

Border runs in times of Covid

Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

Costa Rica and Panama in times of Coronavirus

Expat Focus

Residency for People with Fixed Income (Rentistas)

Retirement

Costa Rica ranks as the best destination for retirees in the 2021 global index

PHOTOS OF COSTA RICA

New Congress building to be inaugurated

The new building of the Legislative Assembly, the seat of Costa Rica's unicameral Legislature...

San Jose from the air

New commuter train in speed trials

The new commuter trains in up to 70 km/h speed tests in Heredia. Watch...

La Sabana

A view of La Sabana, the part, stadium, what will be the tallest building...

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Entertainment

Discovery Channel began filming the second season of “Reversed” in Costa Rica

1 March 2021

Farandula

“La Chilindrina” at 70 in a bikini shocked the social networks

18 February 2021

Music

Costa Rica’s Debi Nova Discusses Her Career, Pandemic and Domestic Violence

6 February 2021

Business & Econony

IMF sets its clear requirements for Costa Rica

Greater demand for dollars in OPCs worries the Central Bank

Dollar Exchange Q Costa Rica - 3 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - Complementary Pension Operators - Operadoras de Pensiones Complementarias (OPC) - have become, in recent years, increasingly dollar-thirsty participants in the Costa Rican...

Today Costa Rica wakes up to an increase in fuel prices, the third this year

Fuel Prices Q Costa Rica - 3 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - At 12:01 am this Wednesday, fuels will be more expensive, as the third price hike of the year takes effect. The increase in...

Panasonic will invest US$10 M to move operations from Asia to Costa Rica

Business Q Costa Rica - 2 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - Panasonic announced that it will invest US$10 million dollars in the expansion of its plant in Costa Rica, in order to move...

Loans in dollars loses attractiveness for those who earn in colones

Banking Rico - 1 March 2021

QCOSTARICA - Loans in dollars, which had a great boom in 2000, began to slow down since 2016 and today, despite the fact that...