Yearly Archives: 2015

(QCOSTARICA) - Following the anti-tobacco law passed in 2012 the sale of contraband cigarettes, brought in covertly from India and China, has grown exponentially. The Amcham (American-Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce) published a study this week on the issue, since it hurts the fortunes of the US tobacco giants here. According...

Gasoline prices will be going up soon, at the request of Costa Rica's refinery that does not refine anything. The caption: "How is the gasoline refining going" "Refining what?"

(QCOSTARICA) - As you might have guessed by now, this is not a fluffy cat taking a nap, it's actually the caterpillar stage of the megalopyge opercularis moth, and it is commonly called the "puss caterpillar" (Oruga in Spanish). The caterpillar, or larva form, of the M. opercularis moth is covered...