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Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:52:29 +0000
IMN forecasts “extreme” rains in the coming weeks
QCOSTARICA – The national weather service, the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), is forecasting that the most difficult of the rainy season is ahead in the coming weeks. The IMN said it is not trying to be “alarmist”, but as ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:36:53 +0000
Cambronero to be closed for at least three months
QCOSTARICA – This Sunday, the Minister of the MOPT, Luis Amador, announced that the passage through the Cambronero sector will remain closed for at least 3 more months. The closure came after the tragic accident where a landslide dragged a bus ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:36:04 +0000
You can see it coming …
QCOSTARICA (OPINION) Unlike the wall of debris and water that came down on a bus and motorcycle, resulting in the death of nine and many more injured, in area of the Cambronero on the Ruta 1 more than a week ago, you can see this coming. The Consejo ...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:04:14 +0000
Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill’s death investigation continues in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Some of the details surrounding the death of former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill, 22, are becoming more clear, but an investigation of the cause of his death is ongoing in Costa Rica. Forensic analysis of skeletal remains foun...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:33:42 +0000
Costa Rica goal is 2 million tourists for 2022
QCOSTARICA – Although it is difficult to accurately estimate the number of tourists who will arrive in 2022, due to the large number of variants that must be considered, the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) – Costa Rican Tourism B...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:49:58 +0000
Basic Passive Rate rises again and upward trend will continue in the coming weeks
QCOSTARICA – Have you seen an increase in your loan payments? Pay close attention, since the Tasa Básica Pasiva (TBP) – Passive Basic Rate –  experienced an increase again this Thursday and stood at 5.68%. Since July, the Banco Ce...

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...



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