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Reports by QCR staff
Flog, rain and cold this morning in Cartago (Photos)
QCOSTARICA - Fog, light rain and very cold it was for those who had...
Biden administration braces for new wave of migrants as it rolls out new immigration plans
Q REPORTS - Hours after being sworn in as president, U.S. President Joe Biden...
Strong winds prevent fire control and generate falling trees and short circuits
QCOSTARICA - Strong winds, generated by the influence of cold push number 12, prevented...
Costa Rica scientists work on saliva tests to detect covid-19
QCOSTARICA - More than 20 researchers from Costa Rica's public universities have been working...
All in a day’s work: potholes don’t stop street markings
QCOSTARICA - It might seem unbelievable to most, but let us assure you, this...
Collisions with fixed objects are also traffic accidents
"Collisions with fixed objects are also traffic accidents," says a reminder from the Ministery...
Playa Hermosa, Puntarenas
A view of Playa Hermosa, Puntarenas looking southwest from the Costanera.
Photo by Ricardo Arce...
Blue Monday: don’t be defeated by the saddest day of the year
Is it possible that each year has a particularly sad day? The saddest of...
Costa Rica’s Buzzy Nicoya Peninsula Is a Natural Haven for Creatives
Condé Nast Traveler - In August 2020, in the middle of lockdown, Costa Rica...
New criteria for calculating VAT in outsourcing services could raise costs
Businesses that outsource services must collect the VAT (Value Added Tax) from their clients...
Grandfather who abused and raped his granddaughter in Limón will spend 20 years in jail
QCOSTARICA - A man who sexually abused and raped his granddaughter in Batán, Matina...
Cyclones and Trump’s departure fuel dreams of Central Americans to go to the United States
Q REPORTS (La Lima, Honduras) Emerson sells bananas on the edge of a dusty...
The young woman who always dreamed of being a police officer is now fighting for her life after being shot in the head
QCOSTARICA - Kimberly Suárez Narváez always dreamed of being police. Almost three years in...
Traffic official detained for asking a ¢35,000 bribe
QCOSTARICA - A traffic official was arrested on suspicion of charging a driver ¢35,000...
The Florencio del Castillo: the road that connects San Jose and Cartago
The Consejo Nacional de Concesiones (CNC) - National Council of Concessions - is currently...
Colon will not depreciate in 2021, according to specialists
QCOSTARICA - What will happen to the dollar exchange rate in 2021? Will there...
Plane Veered Off Runway At San Jose Airport
QCOSTARICA - United Airlines flight UA-1055 from Houston, Texas (IAH) to San Jose, Costa...
Toucans, Liberia, Costa Rica (Photo)
Q MEDIA - “Toucans” was taken in Liberia, Costa Rica by Paul Jennings (Canada).
Source:...
Chinese Pirate Ships Threaten Argentine Waters
Q REPORTS - The threat of Chinese pirates in South America continues. Alarms are...
Painful New Year: Five dead in the early hours of 2021 in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA - In the first 10 hours of the new year, Costa Rica registered...
Tax on ‘luxury houses’ due in two weeks
QCOSTARICA - Real properties with a value greater than ¢133 million colones are subject...
Constitutional Court: detained can remain a maximum of 72 hours in OIJ cells
QCOSTARICA - The magistrates of the Constitutional Court reiterated this Tuesday that detainees can...
Alleged fisherman with half a ton of drugs in a boat throws himself into the sea to try to flee from the Police
QCOSTARICA - An alleged fisherman who was traveling with half a ton of marijuana...
Tolls on ruta 27 to increase on Friday
QCOSTARICA - Globalvía, the concessionaire of the Ruta 27 from San José to Caldera,...
Crocodile escapes when firefighters try to capture it in Piuta beach, Limón
HQ - A crocodile about 2.5 meters (8 feet) long appeared this Monday on...
How People Have Been Inoculated Through the Ages (Photos)
QREPORTS - Throughout history, humans have developed and rolled out vaccines against deadly diseases,...
If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport
(CNN Business) Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US...
Europe launches mass vaccination program
(CNN) A pilot took to the skies above Germany using his flight path to...
Costa Rican scientists find a common coronavirus variant in our country: neither more contagious, nor more aggressive nor more lethal
QCOSTARICA - A potentially more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 found in the United Kingdom...
Clothing, cosmetics and electronics among items retained by customs for errors in declarations
QCOSTARICA - Buying online and having it shipped to Costa Rica is all the...
Too cold for you? Cold surge #8 will enter the northern Caribbean Sea tonight
QCOSTARICA - Today, Thursday, December 24, will continue sunny and most throughout most of...
Traffic police seize more than 5,800 licence plates per month
QCOSTARICA - Between January and November of this year, the Traffic Police (Policia de...
