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Fri, 10 Sep 2021 06:52:51 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction September 10: Plates ending in “9 & 0” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Friday, September 10, vehicles with plates ending in 9 & 0 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...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:27:08 +0000
Costa Rica running out of guaro
QCOSTARICA – This is not a joke. The shelves of some shops and supermarkets begin to show the lack of product because the orders are not being fulfilled. According to the Diario Extra, the newspaper that bills itself as the most circulated in t...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:58:28 +0000
Costa Rica has the lowest inflation in the region
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica registered the lowest inflation and El Salvador the highest in the Central American region, during the first seven months of the year. Between January and July, the indicator rose just 0.55% in Costa Rica, while the inte...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:50:50 +0000
Costa Ricans lose hope of a low dollar
QCOSTARICA – In December, Costa Ricans expected the dollar exchange rate to increase only 0.44% in a whole year. But in August, the expectations were very different. The estimate was that the price of the U.S. dollar against the Costa Rica dolo...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:23:02 +0000
Online Casino Games Provide More than Entertainment
We know that casino gaming in all its forms has been popular in Costa Rica for decades. Indeed, the growth of online gaming, in particular, was partially helped by companies having a base in the country. The other reason online casino gaming has grow...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:33:42 +0000
Flaws in Bukele’s digital wallet ruin bitcoin debut in El Salvador
Q24N – The Bitcoin debut in El Salvador as an official currency was not as “chivo” as Nayib Bukele expected. The millennial president, who in recent months has shown the most authoritarian side of him, opted to baptize his digital w...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:19:20 +0000
Marches in favor of Bolsonaro shake the Progressive International
Q24N – Millions of Brazilians marched this week in favor of President Jair Bolsonaro and against what they call the “dictatorship of the toga” because the Supreme Federal Court (equivalent to the Supreme Court) persecutes the most p...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:52:30 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction September 9: Plates ending in “7 & 8” CANNOT circulate
QCOSTARICA – For today, Thursday, September 9, 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 t...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:36:40 +0000
September 15 holiday moves to Monday 13th
QCOSTARICA – As a result of the modification to article 148 of the Labor Code, the September 15 holiday (Independence Day) is moved to Monday, September 13. For travelers through land borders, important to note the hours of operation of border ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:31:18 +0000
Zara Rutherford makes stopover in Costa Rica on her flight around the world
QCOSTARICA – The Tobías Bolaños airport, in Pavas, received this Tuesday the 19-year-old Belgian pilot, Zara Rutherford, a young woman who is about to become the youngest woman to go around the world alone in an ultralight plane. San José, C...



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