Q COSTARICA — Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR) inaugurated two new routes from the United States and Canada on Thursday, expanding international connectivity during the peak season. The first flight of the day arrived at 1:40 p.m. from Pearson I...

Q COSTARICA — Although negative inflation can be interpreted as temporary relief for households, its persistence can become an obstacle to economic growth, according to Elizabeth Morales, deputy manager of Coopecaja. In other words, prolonged negat...

Q COSTARICA — Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A. (FIFCO) received authorization from the Comisión para Promover la Competencia (Coprocom)—Commission to Promote Competition—to proceed with the sale of its beverage, food, and retail business to H...

Q COSTARICA (Todoelcoco TV) — The appreciation of the colón against the U.S. dollar, which has taken the exchange rate to its lowest level in almost two decades, is generating concern among tourism entrepreneurs in Guanacaste. Hotels, restaurants,...

Q COSTARICA — The Cámara Nacional de Turismo (Canatur)— National Chamber of Tourism — expressed its concern about the impact of the dollar exchange rate on tourism. The current rate  (¢487.73 for buy and ¢492.91 for the sell) is the lowest ...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica has updated immigration guidelines, including a new fast-track process for accredited companies, expanded special categories for academic visitors and interns, and new general visa rules for non-residents. Other changes...

Q COSTARICA — The U.S. government has stopped processing citizenship and permanent residency applications from migrants of 19 countries, expanding restrictions first put in place under the Trump administration. Among the affected are three Latin Am...

Q COSTARICA — Of the 790 homicides recorded in 2025, five cases more than at the same time last year, at least 74 were collateral victims, according to data from the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ). These are people who had no involvemen...

Q COSTARICA — Costa Rican Gabriela Pacheco Arias has made history as the first woman appointed Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). Her groundbreaking appointment marks a significant milestone for gender representation in ...

Q COSTARICA — After three long years of inactivity and unimaginable disruption to commerce, tourism, and the residents of the area, the expansion of the 48-kilometer Barranca-Limonal section of the Ruta 1 (Interamericana Norte) will finally resume....