QCOSTARICA – The forest fires that have occurred in Guanacaste, which have affected more than 10,000 hectares, could mean it will take between 20 and 30 years to recover those forests. This was confirmed by the management of the Área de Conser...

QCOSTARICA – Legislators approved in second and final debate the partially vetoed bill that legalizes the production of cannabis for medicinal purposes and hemp for industrial use. Two articles were removed from the text and one was modified to...

QCOSTARICA – At 12:01 am Wednesday, March 2, Costa Rica will reach record figures for fuels, as the latest increase in prices take effect. This is the third consecutive increase applied to fuels this year and represents increases: ¢57 colones ...

QCOSTARICA – Given the current circumstances, the Foreign Ministry (Cancillería in Spanish) urges Costa Ricans residing or visiting Russia, Belarus or Moldova, to follow the following recommendations. The notice is in Spanish, obviously, but h...

QCOSTARICA – Officially, Costa Rica reached 8,000 deaths (8,037 as of Monday) related to COVID-19. This number already reaches the approximate number of deaths reported during the cholera pandemic that hit our country in 1856. According to reco...

QCOSTARICA – The Cámara Nacional de Turismo (CANATUR) – National Chamber of Tourism, has asked the government to intervene in private and massive parties, which frequently take place during weekends in tourist destinations. Since the sta...

QCOSTARICA – As of today, March 1, an expansion of capacity for activities and businesses comes into force, as part of the relaxation measures recently announced by the government. Sports, cultural, academic and business activities, as well as ...

QCOSTARICA – Multiple Internet websites make claims that Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is laundering money in Costa Rica. No reliable source has revealed evidence of the claims of Zelenskyy’s alleged fraudulent investmen...

QCOSTARICA – Sunday, the Juan Santamaría International Airport (San Jose airport) in Alajuela was ‘colored’ with the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag, ahead of the arrival of the Antonov AN-124, the giant Ukrainian-flag...

QCOSTARICA – The Quebrada Honda river bridge, over National Route 239, that connects the cantons of Mora (Cuidad Colon) and Puriscal, will be closed for two months due to the serious damage detected in one of the beams that support the structur...