Q COSTA RICA — The long arm of United States justice has requested the extradition of three Costa Ricans and one Mexican citizen accused of being part of a criminal organization allegedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, dedicated to international coc...

Q COSTA RICA — Between 2019 and 2026, police logs repeatedly added one name to their records, a familiar figure to law enforcement officers. Every intervention, every arrest, was recorded. The 51-year-old Costa Rican man was stopped by police 388 t...

Q COSTA RICA — At two months into her term, Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernández Delgado remains one of the most highly regarded leaders in Latin America. Fernández ranks third in the July 2026 Latin American Presidents Ranking compiled b...

Q COSTARICA — Uber Costa Rica has opened registration for “red” taxi drivers, who can now join the platform and earn income through Uber Taxi. This integration will allow taxi drivers to access a wider user base and combine traditional ...

Q COSTA RICA — The U.S. Embassy in Managua has issued a security alert in advance of the July 19 holiday in Nicaragua, Marches, large gatherings, and demonstrations are expected in Managua and throughout the country, leading to traffic disruption, ...

Q COSTA RICA — Money laundering cases and the amounts linked to this illicit activity continue to rise in Costa Rica, posing a threat that goes beyond the criminal sphere. These illegal funds increasingly infiltrate the formal economy, distorting m...

Q COSTA RICA — The high temperatures caused by El Niño in Costa Rica are already generating concern in the health sector, as the temperature increase of up to 2°C in the North Pacific region could continue for the next few months and extend into ...

Q COSTA RICA — Fuel prices will change starting in August, with super gasoline decreasing by ¢55 colones per liter, from ¢756 to ¢701 colones, and diesel decreasing by ¢79 colones, from ¢683 to ¢604 colones. Regular gasoline will remain at ¢...

Q COSTA RICA — The low dollar exchange comes at a price for all Costa Ricans, and the government is no exception. The Ministry of Finance acknowledged that the historically low exchange rate has been costly, this is due to a reduction in income tax...

Q COSTA RICA — Workers in three Latin American countries need significantly more hours to earn US$1,000 compared to workers in 38 OECD economies worldwide. Costa Rica ranks fourth worldwide, needing about 53 hours of work on average to earn that in...