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Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:34:15 +0000
Possible formation of a tropical storm would affect Costa Rica with more rains this weekend
QCOSTARICA – Faced with the possibility that tropical wave number 37 becomes a tropical storm, authorities are monitoring the evolution of the climatic phenomenon. Due to the fact that there is a 70% chance that it will become a tropical storm ...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:21:09 +0000
Poor state of national roads affects tourism development in the country
QCOSTARICA – The lack of maintenance during the last two years and the impact of the rainy season have put the state of the national routes in a critical situation, which negatively affects the country’s tourist activity, according to the...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:22:44 +0000
A possible short term solution for the construction and maintenance of the Costa Rica highway infrastructure
QCOSTARICA – I don’t like to write blogs that merely lodge a complaint, without trying to offer a possible solution. I believe that the recent bus accident tragedy on the Cambronero Highway needs to be addressed in a manner that produces a po...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:48:15 +0000
The history behind the 3 most iconic card games
Of all the images that might pop into your head when you think of casinos, it is more than likely that for most people, the first image or object they think of will be a deck of cards. Despite being a relatively simple invention — with the standard...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:35:58 +0000
Taking a Costa Rica Road Trip
With coastlines spanning the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica is a country like nowhere else on earth. While our capital, San Jose, is renowned for being a hotbed of Central American culture, throughout the rest of the country you̵...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:28:24 +0000
Costa Rica pointed out the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Arnoldo André, in his speech this Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly, on behalf of President Rodrigo Chaves, referred to the repercussions caused by Russia’s invasion of...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:58:05 +0000
Jalen Hill dies in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill, 22, was confirmed to have died in Costa Rica while visiting the country. His father, George, through social networks, confirmed the death on Tuesday. Hill’s family said in an Instagra...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:32:46 +0000
When will the vehicular inspections resume?
QCOSTARICA – It is almost the end of September and no word yet when the vehicular inspections (RTV) will resume after the government announced on August 24 that the German company, DEKRA, would be in operation within 60 days. However, almost a ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:52:34 +0000
Passing the blame: “Policia de Transito” for not closing Cambronero
QCOSTARICA – Luis Amador, the Minister of the Obras Públicas y Transporte (MOPT), continues insisting that he did not order the reopening of the Cambronero sector of the Ruta 1, the Interamericana Norte, on Saturday that resulted in tragedy cl...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:17:52 +0000
Traffic through Cambronero closed until further notice; Ruta 32 may be reopened today
QCOSTARICA – To protect people’s safety against landslides, passage through the Cambronero sector of the Ruta 1 will remain closed until further notice. Juan Carlos Calderón, the emergency coordinator of the Ministry of Public Works and ...



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