Q COSTA RICA — The number of people living on the streets of Costa Rica’s capital city, San José, has led mayor Diego Miranda to request urgent intervention from the government of Laura Fernández. Miranda estimates that approximately 2,300 ...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and El Salvador, expressed their support for Colombia following Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake that left at least 200 dead and 3,800 missing. The Colombian government decla...

Q COSTA RICA — Heineken Costa Rica contributed €492 million (US$568 million) — approximately 255.7 billion Colones — to the revenue of its parent company, Heineken N.V., during the period from January 30 to June 30, 2026. This figure was incl...

Q COSTA RICA — The El Niño phenomenon not only represents a change in Costa Rica’s weather conditions. The increase in temperatures, greater exposure to solar radiation, and variations in rainfall patterns can have direct consequences for pu...

Q COSTA RICA — Amid the fight against drug trafficking gangs, President Laura Fernández declared information regarding the Amid the fight against drug trafficking gangs, President Laura Fernández declared information regarding the Dirección de I...

Q COSTA RICA — Costa Rica’s roads might not be in the best shape, but how you drive can actually do more damage to your vehicle than the rough streets themselves. Driving habits directly influence how long some of a vehicle’s main component...

Q COSTA RICA — Before assuming the presidency, Laura Fernández crafted a university thesis at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) in 2016 that examined the role of the Contraloría General de la República (Comptroller General) as a critical check...

Q COSTA RICA — Former president of Costa Rica, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1998 – 2002), expressed his opinion on the Plantón por la Democracia, a peaceful protest advocating for democracy in the country, held last Thursday. He acknowledged th...

Q COSTA RICA — The trial against Ricardo Olivas Valle, former treasurer of the State bank, the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (BNCR), has entered its final stage with the prosecution requesting a total of 396 years in prison for the alleged embezzlem...

Q COSTA RICA — Chikungunya resurfaced in Costa Rica in 2016 after nearly a decade without transmission, resulting in 438 cases treated at the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS). This situation is concerning because the virus has shifted fro...