QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica ranks 31st on the 2022 list of the world’s strongest passports, according to the most recent Henley Passport Index. In addition, it is placed in position 7 at the Latin American level. The study evaluates the numbe...

QCOSTARICA – A study by the firm Kantar revealed that Costa Ricans are buying less in the supermarket due to the impact of inflation, which, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), in interannual terms, stood at 11.48%. The analysis was ca...

QCOSTARICA – The low-cost airline, Frontier, announced two new direct flights this Wednesday, that will connect San Jose, Costa Rica with Atlanta. The San José-Atlanta route will begin operations on November 17 and will have a frequency of twi...

The history of sports around Latin America in general, and Costa Rica in particular, is a rich one. There is just no doubting the central role that things like football, soccer, athletics, and baseball play in this part of the world. Sports enable co...

QCOSTARICA – As of Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the State of Emergency due to the covid-19 pandemic was officially lifted, after the decree signed by the government was published in the official government newsletter, La Gaceta. The declaration ...

QCOSTARICA – Ruling by ‘decree’ may not allow President Rodrigo Chaves to keep a series of promises he made to the country on Tuesday as part of his first 100 days in office speech. At least 13 of those promises or proposals must pa...

QCOSTARICA – The government will present a bill to the Legislative Assembly to legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. This was announced by President Rodrigo Chaves, as part of his report on the first 100 days of government. T...

QCOSTARICA – Costa Rican President, Rodrigo Chaves, announced that he will present a bill to sell the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) and the Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (BICSA). In addition, he proposed the sale of up to 49% of the shares of t...

QCOSTARICA – The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT) – Ministry of Public Works and Transportation – extended the extension of Revisión Técnica Vehicular (RTV) – vehicle inspection – for new cars for six...

TODAY COSTA RICA – Anne Frank Statue Stolen. The small bronze statue of Anne Frank on a waist-high pedestal was a gift from the people of Holland. It was presented to the citizens of Costa Rica by the Dutch Embassy in 2008. The statue has stood...