Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA -EXTRA - Ernesto "Neto" Villalobos' feature debut, "Por las plumas" ("All About the Feathers"), premiered simultaneously at TIFF 2013 and San Sebastian 2013 and was selected by 30 other festivals, including Rotterdam, Vancouver, San Francisco and the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Latinbeat series. This deadpan comedy tells the...

QCOSTARICA - Several groups have promised protests for today Thursday on the streets of San Jose and on several key roads around the country. Although some organizers have stated that traffic will not be blocked, the slow down of vehicles and partial closure of key arteries is bound to cause...

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rica’s salt intake is so high it introduced a national plan to reduce salt consumption across the population in 2011. High salt diets are a major cause of raised blood pressure in the area. High blood pressure raises the risk for cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and death. Since...