Yearly Archives: 2015

QCOSTARICA - The photo from the book of Manuel Gómez Miralles shows the construction of the Parroquia de Santiago (Santiago Parrish) in Cartago. Today, it is known as the "ruinas de Cartago" (Cartago Ruins), located Plaza Mayor of the old metropolis (vieja metrópoli) as Cartago is commonly known. The construction of...

BREAKING NEWS - QCOSTARICA - 177 passengers on an outbound United Airlines flight from Costa Rica's San José airport got the shock of their lives this morning Saturday, when the aircraft headed for Houston, returned to the airport only two minutes after takeoff. A warning in one of the engines...

QCOSTARICA - The Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) has postponed until April 17 the deadline for individuals and businesses to comment on the draft legislation reforming income and sales taxes. Originally the deadline for providing comments on the tax proposal was March 27, but at the request of several...