Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - If you are a fan of SONY products you have no doubt visited the Sony store in Multiplaza Escazu, the only one in the country. But, starting next week, it will be no more. Sony has decided to move its store to the Grupo Monge store in the...

QCOSTARICA - Taxi fares and fuel are more expensive starting today, as the latest price hike approvals by the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) take effect. In the case of taxis, the increase is ¢15 colones in both the initial rate and additional kilometres. The initial rate this...

QCOSTARICA - Earlier this year, in March, the Burger King franchisee in Costa Rica, BK Centroamérica, closed four restaurants in the country: Plaza Real Cariari, Paseo Metrópoli, Heredia Centre and Santo Domingo, due to low profitability. The closure put 39 people out of work. At the time, BK Centroamérica said it would...