Yearly Archives: 2015

(QCOSTARICA) Costa Rica's immigration service is on high alert for the possible arrival of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, who escaped from a Mexican prison on Saturday. Authorities in Costa Rica fear that Chapo, who Mexican authorities have not been able to recapture, may seek refuge in the...

(QCOSTARICA) Exiting the terminal at the Juan Santamaria (San Jose) airport can be a nightmare for tourists, who are bombarded by "gavilanes" (hawksters), offering all kinds of services, without permits. In total, airport authorities have identified 106 gavilanes, 36 of which offer informal porter service (carrying your bags) and 70...

  (QCOSTARICA) Bad driving, careless driving, bad road design and poor enforcement due to lack of traffic officials are the factors behind the growing number of accidents on Costa Rica's roads. The Policia de Transito (traffic police) reports attending 41, 779 accidents between January 1 and June 30 of this year,...