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Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:54:46 +0000
Torre del Bicentenario: An envisioned project to commemorate Costa Rica’s 200th
QCOSTARICA – To commemorate the Bicentennial of Costa Rica that occurs in 2021, Inverse Project has designed the Torre del Bicentenario for this important milestone. It is a speculation (a conceptual tower) on what a tower project could be in a...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:23:54 +0000
Best Places to Retire in Latin America in 2021 — InternationalLiving.com
International Living’s annual Global Retirement Index compares, contrasts, ranks, and rates 25 countries across 10 categories. “All over the planet, we’ve identified friendly, good-value, warm-weather escapes where you could effectively upgrade...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:07:11 +0000
Immigration issues resolution extending “tourist” visas
UPDATED: The DGME confirmed that anyone entering the country on or after December 17, 2019, will be allowed to legally stay until June 1st, 2021. QCOSTARICA – Monday evening the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjera (DGME) – Costa...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:09:00 +0000
Nicaragua begins vaccination against covid-19 in people with chronic diseases
TODAY NICARAGUA – Nicaragua, on Tuesday, March 2,  began to apply the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against covid-19 to people with chronic diseases, in the first phase of immunization that will later be extended to other segments. Photo from El19Digi...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:07:07 +0000
Guatemala receives 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by India
Q24N – Guatemala on Tuesday received 200,000 doses of the vaccine against covid-19 donated by India, which it will use to complete the immunization of health personnel attending the pandemic, which has left almost 6,500 dead in the country. The...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:28:10 +0000
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev celebrates his 90th birthday
Q REPORTS – The former leader of the Soviet Union and 1990 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mikhail Gorbachev, who has been self-isolating to protect himself throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and like the rest of us he is “tired” of corona...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:12:37 +0000
IMF sets its clear requirements for Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally said yes to the loan for almost US$1.78 billion and to the fiscal adjustment commitment proposed by Costa Rica. This step puts the country on the IMF’s radar to ensure that it com...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:01:23 +0000
Tamarindo and Sámara received recognition for Tsunami preparedness
QCOSTARICA – For their preparedness to face tsunamis, the communities of Tamarindo and Sámara were recognized by the Junta Nacional Tsunami Ready de Costa Rica (NTRA) – National Tsunami Ready Board of Costa Rica. Recognizing efforts to m...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:35:49 +0000
Greater demand for dollars in OPCs worries the Central Bank
QCOSTARICA – Complementary Pension Operators – Operadoras de Pensiones Complementarias (OPC) –  have become, in recent years, increasingly dollar-thirsty participants in the Costa Rican market, a situation that has not gone unnotic...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:42:29 +0000
Today Costa Rica wakes up to an increase in fuel prices, the third this year
QCOSTARICA – At 12:01 am this Wednesday, fuels will be more expensive, as the third price hike of the year takes effect. The increase in fuel prices requested on February 12 by the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (Recope) and approved by ...



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