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Carlos Alvarado: Populism is thriving in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA -- On Wednesday, former president Carlos Alvarado (2018-2022), said he was confident in his ability to defeat populism in the 2018 elections, but unfortunately populism is still thriving today. For the former president, populism...

Politics

“Respect for the division of powers” legislator tells President Chaves

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Health

Average wait time for a medical consultation with a specialist or surgery in Costa RSica is over a year

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Fuel Prices

WTF? Regular gasoline in Costa Rica reaches US$5.14 a gallon

QCOSTARICA -- This morning, Friday, April...

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Uber Moto is getting ready to start in Costa Rica

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Paquera Ferry suspended “for several months”

QCOSTARICA -- Travel to the Nicoya...

Economy

Cheap dollar and high interest rates keep inflation at historic lows

QCOSTARICA -- The ongoing issue of...

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How long will gasoline cars dominate over electric cars in Costa Rica?

QCOSTARICA -- The transition to electric...

Consumption

Delivery Generation: 71% of Millennials order food once a week

QCOSTARICA -- The global growth of...

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Costa Rica expects to issue 700,000 biometric passports in 2024

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica's immigration service,...

Fuel Prices

WTF? Regular gasoline in Costa Rica reaches US$5.14 a gallon

QCOSTARICA -- This morning, Friday, April...

Head.line

Uber Moto is getting ready to start in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA -- Savings and speed versus...

Head.line

Paquera Ferry suspended “for several months”

QCOSTARICA -- Travel to the Nicoya...

Economy

Cheap dollar and high interest rates keep inflation at historic lows

QCOSTARICA -- The ongoing issue of...

Head.line

How long will gasoline cars dominate over electric cars in Costa Rica?

QCOSTARICA -- The transition to electric...

Consumption

Delivery Generation: 71% of Millennials order food once a week

QCOSTARICA -- The global growth of...

Head.line

Costa Rica expects to issue 700,000 biometric passports in 2024

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica's immigration service,...

National

Lights, camera, action: New reality show will be filmed in Guanacaste

Redaqted

The start dates of the rainy season by region in Costa Rica

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Aid worker who lived in Costa Rica with his family was killed in Gaza

#migration

Foreigners lining up to live in Costa Rica as investors and entrepreneurs

National

Up to 15 years in prison for loansharking in Costa Rica

National

Lights, camera, action: New reality show will be filmed in Guanacaste

Redaqted

The start dates of the rainy season by region in Costa Rica

National

Aid worker who lived in Costa Rica with his family was killed in Gaza

#migration

Foreigners lining up to live in Costa Rica as investors and entrepreneurs

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National

Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

Costa Rica is considering legal clampdown on Bitcoin

#cryptocurrency

U.S. announces 6 initiatives for technological development in Costa Rica: from Artificial Intelligence to 5G and 6G

Politics

Coffee lover? Coffee Fair will take place in May at the National Stadium

National

April 11 holiday will be moved Monday, April 15

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All the World’s a Stage: Animacon 2024 (Photos)

Events

Comic Con Costa Rica 2024 around the corner

Pura Vida

41-year-old and her family left the U.S. for Costa Rica and live on less than $30,000 a year: ‘We’re a lot happier’ and never...

Lighter Side of Costa Rica

What are we celebrating?

With “ruse”, MECO used company to hide construction and material failures

Health / Coronavirus

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

1,238,883

Total confirmed cases

Updated on 19 April 2024 9:42 pm

9,428

Total deaths

Updated on 19 April 2024 9:42 pm

1,229,455

Total active cases

Updated on 19 April 2024 9:42 pm

Vaccination statistics

National

Holidays left in 2024

The Third Column

Deputies rush bill to promote cheap flights between Costa Rica and the Isthmus

The Third Column

U.S. will develop a time zone for the Moon

The Third Column

Can you be denied an American visa due to the content on your social networks?

Health

Possible whooping cough outbreak in San José

Coronavirus around the World

Coronavirus

Origin of Covid-19 would be a mystery forever

Coronavirus

Cases, deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to trend downward

Coronavirus

Pediatricians ask to accelerate the entry of vaccines against Covid-19 for children between six months and five years

Coronavirus

Telephone line for monitoring patients with Covid-19 taken offline

Blogs / Opinion

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Covert airstrip uncovered in Puerto Jiménez

27 March 2024

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Costa Rica Needs an Alternative to Extraditing Nicaraguans

6 March 2024

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Can a single person live on $1200 a month in Costa Rica?

28 February 2024

Rico's Q

15 minutes to renew my driver’s license!

19 February 2024

Mark Schreiber

Daughters of Jerusalem: A novel, just published by Costa Rica resident Galya Gerstman

14 February 2024

"Yo Yo" Exchange

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19 April 2024 - At The Banks - Source: BCCR

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Latin America

Gioconda Belli: Ortega and Murillo’s Farce at the Hague

Q24N (Confidencial) Doubts assailed me as I sat down to write these lines. Could writing about the self-aggrandizing propaganda the Nicaraguan regime is trying...

Latin America

Migrants take advantage of the drought of the Suchiate River to cross from Central America to Mexico

Q24N (EFE) The drought has halved the level of the Suchiate River, which separates Mexico from Central America, where migrants take advantage of the...

Latin America