Tuesday, March 31, 2026

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UCR launches app to identify venomous snakes in Costa Rica

Q COSTARICA — The Clodomiro Picado Institute (ICP) of the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) announced the launch of the free mobile application "ICP...

The dollar in Costa Rica continues to fall, how can companies protect their profitability?

Q COSTARICA — The exchange rate in Costa Rica continues to decline, and there is no certainty about the levels it will reach in...

The EU protects itself with an “anti-Trump clause”

Q REPORTS (EFE) The European Union (EU) has reacted to the tariff chaos unleashed a year ago by Donald Trump by accelerating its search...

El Salvador with the cheapest gasoline in Central America in March 2026

Q COSTARICA — The price of a gallon of premium gasoline in Central America shows significant differences in March 2026, highlighting contrasts in energy...

Costa Rica and Panama “could” have a train connecting both countries

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica and Panama took another step toward transportation integration by signing a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development...

Legislator-elect José Miguel Villalobos is a personal friend of alleged drug trafficker detained for extradition

Q COSTARICA — Without hiding their relationship, legislator-elect for the Pueblo Soberano (PPSO) party, José Miguel Villalobos, and lawyer for President Rodrigo Chaves, has...

The “Semana Santa Effect” boosts consumption in Central America

Q COSTARICA — Every year, communities across Latin America gear up for Semana Santa—the week leading up to Easter—a peculiar economic and social phenomenon...

Do you know how to read your vehicle?

Q COSTARICA — Most drivers get into their cars every day without giving much thought to the little signals their vehicles constantly send. But...

Celso Gamboa denied bail by U.S. Court

Q COSTARICA — Former judge, minister, and high-ranking political figure, Celso Gamboa, will remain in prison while his case proceeds in U.S. courts. Gamboa, the...

Laura Fernández will adopt Nayib Bukele’s security model for Costa Rica

Q COSTARICA — The hardline approach implemented by Nayib Bukele in El Salvador to curb gang violence is admired by President-elect Laura Fernández, who...

Central America feels the effects of the Middle East crisis with rising gasoline prices

Q COSTARICA — Central America, a region heavily reliant on fuel imports, is feeling the effects of the Middle East crisis with gasoline prices...

In Costa Rica, only 3 out of 10 family businesses manage to pass to the second generation

Q COSTARICA — Family businesses are one of the pillars of the global economy. Various international studies estimate that they represent between 70% and...

Costa Rica’s first glass suspension bridge opens

Q COSTARICA — Nearly three decades after transforming tourism in the country, Treetopia Park, in Monteverde, is once again marking a milestone in the industry...

HEINEKEN begins a new chapter in Costa Rica and Central America

Q COSTARICA — HEINEKEN Costa Rica will be the name of the company's new operation following the integration of the beverage, food, and retail...

Costa Rica will record fewer than 800 homicides for the first time under Rodrigo Chaves’ administration, according to the OIJ

Q COSTARICA — With just a few days left in the third month of the year, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)—Costa Rica's Judicial...

Semana Santa (Holy Week) 2026 in Costa Rica

Q COSTARICA — This year, Semana Santa or Holy Week in Costa Rica will be celebrated from Sunday, March 29th to Sunday, April 5th. This...

Costa Rica is no longer “a haven for organized crime”

Q COSTARICA — The historic extradition of the first two Costa Ricans to the United States last Friday, to face justice for international drug...

Rodrigo Chaves hopes Celso Gamboa “sings better than Pavarotti”

Q COSTARICA — After being extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, President Rodrigo Chaves hopes that the former politician, lawyer,...

Historic! Former Supreme Court Justice Celso Gamboa Extradited to the U.S. on Drug Trafficking Charges

Q COSTARICA — It was 8:53 am when the Beechcraft Super King Air 350 took off from the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San...

Cuba to allow exiles to invest in businesses on the island

Q COSTARICA — The Cuban government has declared it will permit Cuban citizens living overseas to invest in and own businesses back home, including...

Costa Rica closes its embassy in Cuba and breaks off diplomatic relations

Q COSTARICA — After asserting that America must be cleansed of communism and that Cubans should be free and live in prosperity, not under...