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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:01:14 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction August 26: Plates ending in “7 & 8” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Thursday, August 26, vehicles with plates ending in 7 & 8 CANNOT circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. From 10:00 pm to 5:00 am...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:37:38 +0000
Costa Ricans Live Longer Than Us (Americans). What’s the Secret?
The New Yorker – The cemetery in Atenas, Costa Rica, a small town in the mountains that line the country’s lush Central Valley, contains hundreds of flat white crypt markers laid out in neat rows like mah-jongg tiles, extending in every direc...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:03:31 +0000
Green light to create a new holiday
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica is on the verge of having a new holiday, as legislators approved, in the first debate, a bill to declare August 31, “Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense” (Day of the Black Person and Afro-...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:45:25 +0000
Today 50 years ago: They built a splendid bridge that led nowhere
QCOSTARICA – Some things do not change. At least with respect to bridge building in Costa Rica, mostly due to the failure of transport authorities to complete infrastructure projects that well, allow people to move from one place to another. On...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:51:54 +0000
5 Things That Nobody Told You About The CBD Industry
The CBD industry’s popularity has soared and has become one of the most researched industries because of its growing wonder. Standing for the term Cannabidiol, CBD is one of the 400 compounds that exist in cannabis. The thing that makes CBD sta...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:29:30 +0000
5,075 hectares of Coto Brus make up the country’s ninth biological reserve
QCOSTARICA – When National Parks Day (Día de los Parques Nacionales) was celebrated this Tuesday, Costa Rica ratified its conservationist commitment by announcing the constitution of the ninth biological reserve. There are 5,075 hectares (ha) ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:09:34 +0000
Today’s COVID report: Cases, hospital admissions and deaths associated with COVID-19 increase
QCOSTARICA – Epidemiological week 33, which spanned from August 15 to 21, registered 12,608 cases of COVID-19, while week 32 that spanned from August 8 to 14 accounted for 11,736 cases. This represents a 7.4% increase from week to week, with an...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:01:37 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction August 25: Plates ending in “5 & 6” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Wednesday, August 25, vehicles with plates ending in 5 & 6 CANNOT circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 10:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. From 10:00 pm to 5:00 a...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:07:35 +0000
Sele will play to a full hotel!
QCOSTARICA – On Sunday, September 5, La Sele, Costa Rica’s national soccer team will play against Mexico in the qualifying round towards Qatar 2022. Due to the pandemic, entrances to the Estadio Nacional (National Stadium)for the event in...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:42:40 +0000
Families of Femicide Victims Unite to Call for Stronger Sentences
QCOSTARICA – Relatives of victims of femicide demonstrated in front of the San José Courts of Justice building, with banners and white T-shirts with photos of their loved ones, to demand stronger sentences against those who commit the horrendo...



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