Q COSTARICA (Edit)—All public and private sector employees in Costa Rica are entitled to the Aguinaldo, the year-end bonus or thirteenth salary, payable in December of each year. Although the amount of the payment depends on several factors, it usu...

Q COSTARICA—The dollar exchange rate fell again on Wednesday on the Foreign Exchange Market (Monex), closing at a new record low of ¢494.8 colones, the lowest in nearly two decades. On Tuesday, the US dollar closed at ¢495.9 colones, so the decre...

Q COSTARICA—Attention drivers, the Autopista General Cañas (Ruta 1) will have nighttime closures starting tomorrow, Friday, November 28, due to the construction of an overpass. The closure will affect all lanes between the Plaza Cariari and the Ca...

Q COSTARICA—Labor and education unions across the country marched on Wednesday to demand an end to the wage freeze. They are also demanding increased funding for the education sector to improve the quality of education. The protest disrupted classe...

Q COSTARICA—After accepting a “recurso amparo” (writ of amparo) for review, the Constitutional Court provisionally suspended the auction of radio and television frequencies that has generated so much controversy. The provisional measure...