National

Costa Rica loses its young people to violent deaths in homicides, traffic accidents and suicides

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica is currently facing a harsh reality: it is losing many of its young people to violent deaths such as homicides,...

National

Cruise-type airship balloons to increase tourism in Costa Rica?

Pura Vida

Who is Leonard Bernstein’s wife, Costa Rica’s Felicia Montealegre?

Economy

Costa Rica more costly than New York as a travel destination

National

Violent Year: Costa Rica wave of homicides continues unchecked

National

Alleged leader of liquid cocaine said that his main business is the sale of eggs

National

Gone are the “chinamos” (street vendors) in Caldera

Consumption

Should you buy your gifts in country or bring them from abroad? Advantages and disadvantages

#Ranking

Costa Rica is the 7th most innovative country in Latin America

National

How to rob a bank and get away with it

National

MOPT has US$250 million dollars more to squander on the electric train

National

For the first time ever, Narco Tico added to the U.S. blacklist

National

2023 the year with the most homicides against women in history of Costa Rica

National

“Sicariato” will be punished with 35 years in jail

National

Yoga teacher who fled to Costa Rica convicted of murder

#Climate Change

Scorching weather expected for Costa Rica in 2024

National

Marchamo digital is not a people tracking system, confirms Sala IV

Politics

Legislators propose limiting prison benefits and more agile processes to seize money from drug traffickers

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National

Prevention operations and free inspections will be carried out this Wednesday on Ruta 27

Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023: “We did it, we made history”

Fashion & Beauty

Costa Rica’s “Traficos” on work to rule

National

Costa Rican cocoa ranked among the 50 best in the world

National

Costa Rica’s Gabriela Wong Arias Wins 2023 Baristas Challenge

Pura Vida

Bukele running for re-election in El Salvador despite constitutional restrictions

El Salvador

Tamarindo Halloween Fest is committed to boosting the economy and tourism in Guanacaste

Events

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FINCA PARAISO

Pura Vida

Who is Leonard Bernstein’s wife, Costa Rica’s Felicia Montealegre?

Pura Vida

CHICHARRAS: The song of the cicada and a smidgeon of witchcraft

Pura Vida

Costa Rica’s Gabriela Wong Arias Wins 2023 Baristas Challenge

Events

Tamarindo Halloween Fest is committed to boosting the economy and tourism in Guanacaste

LIGHTER SIDE OF COSTA RICA

What are we celebrating?

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

Vehicle restrictions of San Jose suspended for Semana Santa

Costa Rica COVID-19 Statistics

1,238,883

Total confirmed cases

Updated on 1 December 2023 10:51 pm

9,428

Total deaths

Updated on 1 December 2023 10:51 pm

1,229,455

Total active cases

Updated on 1 December 2023 10:51 pm

COSTA RICA Vaccination statistics

COVID-19 Global tracker

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Costa Rican Judge Nancy Hernández Appointed New President of the Inter-American Court

QCOSTARICA -- Starting next year and for a period of 12 months, Costa Rican lawyer and judge Nancy Hernández will preside over the Inter-American...

‘Rodriguista’ party Aqui Costa Rica Manda loses appeal

Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina

Copays and more could improve health service in Costa Rica

Russia issues arrest warrant against Costa Rican judge of the International Criminal Court

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

Coronavirus

Costa Rica confirms presence of potentially more transmissible omicron ‘subvariant’

Coronavirus

Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO

"YO YO" EXCHANGE

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1 December 2023 - At The Banks - Source: BCCR

BLOGS & OPINION

National

How to rob a bank and get away with it

20 November 2023

OP-ED

Copays and more could improve health service in Costa Rica

11 November 2023

Rico's Q

No Marchamo today: INS caught trying to overcharge

1 November 2023

Rico's Q

TSE eliminates prior appointment requirement for naturalization process

24 October 2023

Blogs

Small business start-ups- Drivers of a vibrant economy

27 September 2023

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Costa Rica loses its young people to violent deaths in homicides, traffic accidents and suicides

QCOSTARICA -- Costa Rica is currently facing a harsh reality: it is losing many...

Argentina

Can the US dollar save Argentina’s economy?

Q24N (DW.com) Argentina's new right-wing populist president-elect Javier Milei has never hidden his true...

Americas

Human Rights Watch: restrictive policies in Costa Rica, Central America and the United States push migrants into risky routes

QCOSTARICA -- The immigration policies implemented by Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Honduras, as...

Paying the bills

Central America

Booming Migrant Charter Flights to Nicaragua Prompt US Crackdown

Q24N (VOA) Cuban and Haitian migrants are increasingly taking chartered flights to Nicaragua from...

LATIN AMERICA

Central America

Nicaragua’s Miss Universe Title Win Exposes Deep Political Divide

Argentina

Can the US dollar save Argentina’s economy?

Fashion & Beauty

Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023: “We did it, we made history”

Argentina

Javier Milei is the new president of Argentina

Paying the bills

The Third Column

Canada recommends its citizens a ‘high degree of caution’ when visiting Costa Rica due to insecurity

QCOSTARICA -- The Government of Canada issued an alert to its citizens who are...

TRAVEL

The Third Column

Southwest announces daily flight from Orlando to Costa Rica for next year

National

2023 will mark a record year for Ticos tourism abroad

National

Tourists to Costa Rica will now be able to stay for up to 180 days

National

Cruise season begins in Puntarenas with the arrival of some 2,000 tourists

Paying the bills

Expat Focus

Foreign investors, pensioners and rentiers not be required to pay the Caja

QCOSTARICA - Foreign investors, pensioners and rentiers who come to Costa Rica will not...

EXPAT FOCUS

Expat Focus

Good advice from the MOPT

Living in Costa Rica

The Ultimate Cons of Living in Costa Rica

Expat Focus

When can foreigner residents renew their DIMEX again?

Expat Focus

Visiting Nicaragua by land as a foreigner

Paying the bills

PHOTOS OF COSTA RICA

Driving a LandCruiser in Costa Rica

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The beauty of Christmas in Costa Rica

This beautiful house is located in Buenos Aires de Guapiles. Photo from Facebook page Somos...

Air France pilot records his takeoff from Juan Santamaría...

QCOSTARICA - An Air France airline pilot, Guillaume Laffon, recorded the takeoff of the...

San José in the 70s

This was downtown San José (Costa Rica) in the 70s. People walking while shopping...

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Fashion & Beauty

Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023: “We did it, we made history”

21 November 2023

Fashion & Beauty

Lisbeth Valverde is the new Miss Costa Rica!

17 August 2023

People

Jane Seymour is living her best life in Costa Rica

26 June 2023

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Business & Econony

Costa Rica more costly than New York as a travel destination

Should you buy your gifts in country or bring them from abroad? Advantages and disadvantages

Excess dollars will be the norm at the end of the year

Dollar to remain cheap and interest rates low due to successful placement of Eurobonds

INS can’t get their act together: Marchamo still not available

NATIONAL

Costa Rica loses its young people to violent deaths in homicides, traffic accidents and suicides

Costa Rican Judge Nancy Hernández Appointed New President of the Inter-American Court

Prevention operations and free inspections will be carried out this Wednesday on Ruta 27

Cruise-type airship balloons to increase tourism in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica more costly than New York as a travel destination

POLITICS

“Sicariato” will be punished with 35 years in jail

‘Rodriguista’ party Aqui Costa Rica Manda loses appeal

Legislators propose limiting prison benefits and more agile processes to seize money from drug traffickers

Co-pay key to reduce CCSS waiting lists

Costa Rica and Honduras change “visa” for “police report”

HEALTH

Co-pay key to reduce CCSS waiting lists

Costa Rica in fourth place with the highest incidence of dengue in Central America

Mask returns to the U.S. due to a new variant of Covid-19: what will happen in Costa Rica?

Rickettsiosis in Costa Rica: First three deaths confirmed

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health has discovered an outbreak of Hepatitis A

TECHNOLOGY

Beware of misleading QR code in public places QR codes in public spaces could be trying to trick you.

PayPal Launches U.S. Dollar Stablecoin

META advances the launch of Threads to compete with Twitter

Google and Meta will have to cough up some cash to Canadian media outlets, due to a bill that’s about to be signed into...

Bill Gates predicts that future AI will lead to the end of search engines and websites of all kinds

SPORTS

Costa Rica’s Hanna Gabriels looks to settle the score in rematch against GOAT Claressa Shields

Gran Fondo Andrey Amador injects ¢500M colones into the Costa Rican economy

Ruta 27 closed Sabana to Orotina Feb 12

Two hopes crushed in one game at Qatar World Cup group stage

Thomas Müller disses Costa Rica: “8-0 is possible”

TRENDS

A Linguistic Journey: The Evolution of Spanish Slang in Costa Rican Culture

Leveraging Mind Maps for Collaboration in Team Projects in Costa Rica

Understanding Medicare Coverage for Mental Health Services

From Gamers to Gamblers: How CSGO Case Sites Align with Costa Rica’s Charm

A Tropical Perspective on iGaming: How Costa Rica Impacts Casino Excellence

PEOPLE

Jane Seymour is living her best life in Costa Rica

Gisele Bündchen looks relaxed on Costa Rica getaway after Tom Brady divorce

Rafaella Carrà rejected Hollywood, refused advances from Frank Sinatra. Here, her story.

Claudia Dobles heading to Harvard

Lady Scott: Giannina Facio, Tica model and actress

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