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Plastic bags are not going away (yet)

QCOSTARICA -- Different commercial and productive sectors in Costa Rica have their eyes set on today, Saturday, April 20, the date on which the ban on plastic bags would come into effect. However, the same...
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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...
#Exchange Rate

Is it useful for the Government to have a low exchange rate?

QCOSTARICA -- In political circles, there is a suggestion that the recent strengthening of...
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AyA’s infrastructure execution rate is typically around 48.8%, leading to a water crisis in the GAM

QCOSTARICA -- The recent water supply crisis in the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) can...
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Uber Moto is getting ready to start in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA -- Savings and speed versus road safety. Without...
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Paquera Ferry suspended “for several months”

QCOSTARICA -- Travel to the Nicoya Peninsula got complicated...
Politics

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

QCOSTARICA - A call for respect for the division of powers was made by legislator Daniela Rojas, of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC),...
Health

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

QCOSTARICA -- To get an appointment with a specialist or undergo surgery, patients must wait more than a year on average, according to data...
National

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

QCOSTARICA -- A new adventure reality show will be...
Redaqted

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

QCOSTARICA - The rainy season is around the corner....
National

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

QCOSTARICA -- An Israeli airstrike ended the life of...
National

Costa Rica will not receive African migrants

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica's President, Rodrigo Chaves, stated on his social media account that Costa Rica will not be receiving African migrants. Chaves also refuted...
#cryptocurrency

Costa Rica is considering legal clampdown on Bitcoin

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica Debates Legal Use of Bitcoin....
Politics

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

QCOSTARICA -- After several days of meetings on 5G...

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

Animacon 2024 came to the National Convention Center on...
Events

Comic Con Costa Rica 2024 around the corner

QCOSTARICA -- We are going to have a spectacular...
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...

PURA VIDA (CNBC.com) Kema Ward-Hopper never imagined she’d raise...
Fashion

Tica model strutted her stuff in Milan and now she’s gonna do the same in Paris

QCOSTARICA -- Fashion Week shows in Europe are becoming...
Costa Rica Retro

1960s Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers. When the Spanish arrived, the country's unique geographical position between Mesoamerica...

Blogs & Opinion

Rico's Q

Covert airstrip uncovered in Puerto Jiménez

RICO's Q - Have you ever thought about how...
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All about covid-19

Nicaragua

Media outlets in Nicaragua not reporting news regarding Sheynnis Palacios

QCOSTARICA -- According to the Costa Rica based Fundación por la Libertad de Expresión y Democracia (FLED) - Foundation for Freedom of Expression and...

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

1,238,883
Total confirmed cases
Updated on 23 April 2024 2:57 am
9,428
Total deaths
Updated on 23 April 2024 2:57 am
1,229,455
Total active cases
Updated on 23 April 2024 2:57 am

COSTA RICA Vaccination statistics

COVID-19 Global tracker

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Dollar exchange rate

¢497.44 BUY

¢503.70 SELL

20 April 2024 - At The Banks - Source: BCCR

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Nicaragua

Media outlets in Nicaragua not reporting news regarding Sheynnis Palacios

QCOSTARICA -- According to the Costa Rica based Fundación por la Libertad de Expresión y Democracia (FLED) - Foundation for Freedom of Expression and...
Latin America

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

Q24N (Confidencial) Doubts assailed me as I sat down...
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Latin America

Nicaragua

Media outlets in Nicaragua not reporting news regarding Sheynnis Palacios

QCOSTARICA -- According to the Costa Rica based Fundación por la Libertad de Expresión y Democracia (FLED) - Foundation for Freedom of Expression and...
Central America

Germany Accuses Nicaragua of “Denying” Israel’s Right to Exist

Q24N (EFE) Germany rejected the Nicaraguan accusation of its...
Panama

Panama expects 2.9 million tourists in 2024

Q24N -- Panama expects to receive some 2.9 million...
Colombia

Medellin bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

Q24 -  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) The mayor of Colombia's...
Panama

Colombia supports Panama in fighting landfill fire

Q24N (EFE) The Colombian Air Force is working together...
Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega mocks the “stateless” by reappearing in public

Q24N (Confidencial) Nicaragua's dictator Daniel Ortega reappeared in public...
Central America

Panama’s ex-president holed up in Nicaragua Embassy to avoid being arrested

QCOSTARICA -- A Panamanian court ordered the preventive detention...
Honduras

Honduras Ex-President Hernandez, Once a US Ally, Faces Drug Trafficking Trial

Q24N (VOA) --  Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez's...
Venezuela

International Tourism Is Trickling Back to Venezuela

Q24N (Caracas Chronicles) When almost 300 Polish tourists arrived...
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Travel

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

QCOSTARICA -- Legislators decided to speed up the discussion of the bill that seeks to promote cheap flights between Costa Rica and other Central...

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

QCOSTARICA -- Obtaining a visa to enter the United...

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

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica's immigration service, the Dirección General de...
Photos of Costa Rica

Driving a LandCruiser in Costa Rica

Rio Grande de Orosi. Ruta del Humo, Cartago. Club Land...
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Photos of Costa Rica

The beauty of Christmas in Costa Rica

This beautiful house is located in Buenos Aires de...
The Second Column

Air France pilot records his takeoff from Juan Santamaría (Video)

QCOSTARICA - An Air France airline pilot, Guillaume Laffon,...
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Photos of Costa Rica

San José in the 70s

This was downtown San José (Costa Rica) in the...

Expat Focus

Our move to paradise quickly turned into hell!

Q24N -- Juliet Owen-Nuttall and her husband Daniel made the decision to sell their belongings and relocate to Costa Rica after being inspired by...
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