Yearly Archives: 2015

(QCOSTARICA BLOGS) As an expat Canadian, naturalized as a Costa Rican, and living and working in Costa Rica for the past seventeen years, I’ve often said how nice it is to be living in Costa Rica “on the side-lines”, free from any direct involvement in threats of terrorism and/or...

(QCOSTARICA) The low-cost Canadian airline, Westjet, announced two new non-stop flights to Costa Rica for the high tourist season that begins in December. The first two times a week (Tuesdays and Sundays) between Toronto (YYZ)- San Jose (SJO); the second four times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between...

(TODAY NICARAGUA) The Nicaraguan private sector claims that customs is demanding that form be completed in English, and they are charging for import certificates in dollars instead of the local currency. The Superior Council of Private Enterprise in Nicaragua (COSEP) has protested against Customs offices continuing to hamper trade and...