Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - While devaluations are occurring all around, the Costa Rica Colon, the country's currency, remains stable with the least variation against the U.S. dollar in the last 12 months. In August (10) last year, the dollar exchange was ¢545, while today it is ¢541, less than 1% difference. In general,...

QCOSTARICA - Despite international guidelines that include staff cuts, restructuring and changes to regain market share, the McDonald's franchisee in Costa Rica has plans to continue to grow. In a recent interview with La Nacion, Édgar Muñoz de la Cruz, director in Costa Rica, said Arcos Dorados  (Golden Arches in...

QCOSTARICA - Eight beautiful and fat cats roam the Bansen park, one of the oldest area of the San Juan de Dios hospital in San Jose. Machito and Cara de Perro (blondie and dogface in Spansih) are two of the older felines standing out from the street cats, believed to...