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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:48:59 +0000
Guanacaste Airport announces increased flight frequencies for the 2022-2023 high season
QCOSTARICA – The Guanacaste Airport (LIR), a member of the VINCI Airports network, announced that it will have an increase in frequencies of flights for this high season – which runs from November 2022 to April 2023 – compared to th...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:36:47 +0000
ARESEP: Government intended to charge reinspection to all vehicles, even if they did not need it
QCOSTARICA – The regulating authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP), responded publicly to criticism for setting a fee for vehicle re-inspection, despite the fact that the Government of Rodrigo Chaves preliminari...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:01:37 +0000
“If the banks, the INS and the ICE compete, why not RECOPE?”
QCOSTARICA – At a time when state banks (BCR, BNCR, Banco Popular), the national insurer (INS) and the state power utility and telecom (ICE) have shown that they are solid institutions, it is worth asking, why not open the fuels market so that ...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:23:54 +0000
New adjustment in fuel prices this week!
QCOSTARICA – Good news for users of premium or super gasoline and diesel, not so much for users of regular or plus 91, with the latest adjustment in fuel prices approved on Monday by the regulatory authority, the Autoridad Reguladora de los Ser...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:09:09 +0000
Schaller and son confirmed dead after plane crash off Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Rainer Schaller, the founder of CEO of RSG Group, whose outlets include Gold’s Gym and McFit, and his son, have been confirmed dead after a plane crash off Costa Rica late last month. The nine-seat Italian-made Piaggio P180 A...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:53:42 +0000
Air France increases its weekly flights between San José and Paris
QCOSTARICA – Starting December 10, Air France will operate five weekly flights  the Juan Santamaría International (San Jose) airport and the Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub, in the most modern aircraft in its fleet, an Airbus 350. Flights will de...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:37:28 +0000
Cost of living in Costa Rica continues to drop!
QCOSTARICA – The cost of living in Costa Rica registered a new decrease, with year-on-year inflation going from 10.37% in September to 8.99% in October, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – Índice de Precios al Consumidor –...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:09:33 +0000
Costa Rica, the country in Latin America where more households report always having money to buy food
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica ranks first in the list of “Households that always report having money to buy food for their family”, according to a study carried out by CID Gallup in Latin America. According to the survey 64% of Costa Rica...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:49:30 +0000
Treasury authorized a reduction in the payment of the Marchamo for more than 60,000 vehicles
QCOSTARICA – If you have yet to pay the 2023 circulation permit or Marchamo, confirm that you are fiscal value – the vehicle’s valuation for tax purposes – is correct, that is, is not overvalued as hundreds of users complained...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:15:46 +0000
MOPT Minister in “hot seat” over RTV
QCOSTARICA – The Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT), Luis Amador, will have to provide explanations this Monday in the Legislative Assembly, on the vehicle inspection provided by the Dekra company. Typically, legislators call in...



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